the development of sex and gender into female specific medicine by stephanie tran
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEX AND GENDER INTO FEMALE SPECIFIC MEDICINE
By Stephanie Tran
ONE-SEX MODEL TWO-SEX MODEL
Thomas Laqueur
Historical analysis of sex model shift Anatomical to
chemical
Was there truly a one-sex model as described by Laqueur?
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Both normative sexes have the other’s sex hormones present in the body
Sex endocrinology & one-sex theory
Double negative: Menstruation
eliminated using hormonal therapy = double negative
Creates universal identities
MARGINALIZATION IN MEDICINE
Mainstream hormonal therapy: contraception
Unequal access to services and education
1997 Survey of chronically homeless women in
Los Angeles
Highlights race and class issues
Unique situation and problems of a marginalized
group
CONCLUSION
Science is only “how”, not “why”
Contemporary reliance on endocrinology for therapy promotes hyperfeminity, but the effects mimic the one-sex model
The one sex is male
Non-ideal women cannot obtain the proper femininity because of lack of privilege