In science, your credibility is everything. And correct me if I'm wrong, but she said that people are talking about this idea that the fetus can possibly develop in different ways in utero. Hormonal disorders Improper function of the hypothalamus or pituitary glands.
FHA is a condition caused by excessive exercise, stress, or low body weight. Women with diminished ovarian reserve may be able to conceive naturally, but will produce fewer eggs in response to fertility treatments. Copyright NPR. But before turning to biology, Karissa studied lots of things.
Use of marijuana. What increases a woman's risk of infertility? It is sometimes associated with eating disorders such as anorexia. Confirmation of the association between male pattern baldness and the androgen receptor gene. Thus at low temperatures, all the babies come out male, and at higher temperatures, all end up female.
Here's Karissa on the TED stage. Reflections on the diseases linked to mutations of the androgen receptor. And going from a piece of DNA to the brain to behavior to the concept of gender - I mean, it's miles and miles in between each of those steps, you know?
On the other hand, maybe it's our shared sense of commonality that makes us women. Share Tweet Email.
How long should couples try to get pregnant before seeing a doctor? This buildup leads to the gradual loss of motor neurons, which results in muscle weakness and wasting atrophy. CDC is not responsible for Section compliance accessibility on other federal or private website.
The occasional outcome in a 46,XY individual with this timing defect is ambiguous external genitals.