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Intersex rights in the Western Balkans and Greece [PDF]

Anali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu
In 2022 Greece became the fifth country in the world to ban harmful interventions and treatments on intersex infants and children. Previously, Malta, Portugal, Germany and Iceland also legally banned harmful interventions on intersex persons.
Pikramenou Nikoletta, Simić Jelena
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Lifespan healthcare transitions among individuals with intersex traits in Canada: a mixed-methods and qualitative study

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives To: (1) complete an integrative literature review of transition studies that focus on individuals with intersex traits; (2) conduct an environmental scan of the current resources (practice guidelines, policies and procedures) used by ...
Jean-Pierre Chanoine, Caroline Sanders, Tiffany Jones, Emma Amyot, Megan Usipuik, Leigh Crawford, Nina Callens   +6 more
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Functional Sex Reversal in Adult Gonochoristic Teleosts is Mediated by Ovarian Germline Stem Cell Plasticity and Somatic Cell Transdifferentiation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Oocytes play crucial roles in maintaining ovarian fate in adult gonochoristic fish. Targeted oocyte ablation with aromatase inhibition triggers the activation of surviving germline stem cells and the transdifferentiation of somatic cells from granoulosa/theca to Sertoli/Leydig lineages, inducing a complete and functional female‐to‐male sex reversal ...
Yang Yang, Liechao Yu, Wanchang Zhang, Gary Wessel, Ruiyi Chen, Weihua Hu, Dongdong Xu   +6 more
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Male reproductive system in stenopodidean shrimps: Unveiling basal reproductive traits in shrimp‐like Pleocyemata (Stenopodidae and Spongicolidae)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Stenopodidea represents one of the basal lineages within Pleocyemata, yet the male reproductive system (MRS) of this group remains poorly understood, with limited information available regarding its morphology and function. This study provides the first detailed description of the MRS in four stenopodidean shrimp species from two families ...
Caio Santos Nogueira, Lucas Rezende Penido Paschoal, Fernando José Zara   +2 more
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“I’ve had constant fears that I’ll get cancer”: the construction and experience of medical intervention on intersex bodies to reduce cancer risk

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
Purpose This paper examines the subjective experience of medical interventions on intersex bodies to reduce cancer risk. Methods Twenty-five individuals with intersex variations took part in semi-structured interviews, analysed through thematic discourse
Jane M. Ussher, Morgan Carpenter, Rosalie Power, Samantha Ryan, Kimberley Allison, Bonnie Hart, Alexandra Hawkey, Janette Perz   +7 more
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Characterization of Anticholinergic Medication Use and Its Associations With Everyday Memory Problems and Cognitive Decline in Autistic Adults With Higher Support Needs

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Among older adults in the general population, medications with anticholinergic (AC) effects are associated with declines in cognitive functioning and with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Autistic people have high rates of co‐occurring medical conditions and polypharmacy across the lifespan; thus, they may be at particularly high risk of ...
Goldie A. McQuaid, Nancy Raitano Lee, Gregory L. Wallace   +2 more
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Intersex goats show different gene expression levels in the hypothalamus and pituitary compared with non‐intersex goats based on RNA‐Seq

Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2022
The conditions for sex reversal in vertebrate species have been extensively studied, and the results highlighted numerous key factors involved in sex differentiation.
Haoyuan Han, Shuai Yang, Jun Li, Jinyan Zhao, Hongfang Wei, Si Ha, Wantao Li, Congcong Li, Kai Quan   +8 more
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Self‐Care in Graduate Counseling Students: Examining Personal and Academic Predictors Through the Job Demands–Resources Model

Counselor Education and Supervision, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Self‐care is a critical competency for graduate counseling students (GCS), essential to their wellness and professional functioning. However, intensive academic and clinical demands often impede self‐care engagement, elevating burnout risk.
Sarah J. Litt, Kahyen Shin, Melissa Luke
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Cultural Awareness of Intersex in Malta: Invisibility, Stigma and Epistemic Injustice

Social Sciences
In 2015, Malta introduced ground-breaking legal reform designed to protect the bodily integrity of intersex infants in Malta. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with healthcare professionals, lawyers, policy-makers and advocates, this article ...
Claudia Bartolo Tabone, Fae Garland, Mitchell Travis   +2 more
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Rapid and Reusable Amino Acid–Derived MOFs for the Removal of Estrogenic Hormones From Real Water Matrices

Chemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.
A family of amino‐acid–derived MOFs enables ultrafast (>90–95% in 30 s) simultaneous removal of four estrogenic contaminants from water under SPE conditions. A leucine‐based MOF shows excellent regenerability and robustness in real samples, with structural evidence revealing efficient hormone encapsulation.
Lidia García, Alejandro Cortés‐Villena, Héctor Martínez Pérez‐Cejuela, José Manuel Herrero‐Martínez, Jesús Ferrando‐Soria, Thais Grancha, Donatella Armentano, Emilio Pardo   +7 more
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