So I am in a unique situation here, though I don’t plan on joining the Olympics, but the chance is never zero amirite. I am AFAB but I identify as a man, and the recent name change of PCOS to PMOS made me pay attention to what PMOS actually is, and realised that I have a majority of the symptoms. The thing is, is that I tend to have body hair and it was never hard for me to put on any muscle.

Which made me wonder if I would even be allowed to join the Olympics at all, especially when there was a huge controversy of a woman who was born female, had female genitals, and was even considered a woman by a very conservative country, because allegedly she has XY chromosomes, and some people were outraged because it would give her “an unfair advantage”. Even though there was a male swimmer who had a alot of genetic advantages.

So I was wondering, given my unique situation, if I don’t put myself on HRT, would I be able to compete as either a man or a woman in the Olympics?

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    17 hours ago

    You’re thinking of Caster Semenya. She’s XX, she just happens to have unusually high testosterone levels.

    If you aren’t taking testosterone… I have no idea, but I would imagine you could compete as whichever gender you wish.