The Athletes' Voices

Who is considered a woman? | The controversy of testosterone testing in women’s sports


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In this episode, I talk about the history of testosterone testing in sports to understand why it became a thing for female athletes, and why it is so controversial today. I also dive into biology and question if testosterone testing is the best tool to make female competitions fair.

Links to the studies used to make this episode:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hormone-levels-are-being-used-to-discriminate-against-female-athletes/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5570685/

https://www.crdsc-sdrcc.ca/eng/documents/ITNZ-June-2019-article-EN.pdf

https://www.wma.net/policy-tags/athletics/

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The Athletes' VoicesBy Andreia