Baldness in Klinfelter?

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It might be wise to point out that while it is pertinent to post a topic "What Defines Intersex" in a "Speak Your Mind" article, it is not pertinent to question whether a particular diagnosis causes an intersex outcome or not. Several organizations include XXY/Klinefelter's under intersex because it produces features that are typical of the opposite sex, however, they are known by 'male' names such as "gynecomastia" and "hypospadias" and "hypogonadal hypogonadism." There is evidence to point to changes in the brain that occur for unknown reasons that may be associated with or correlated to forms of hypogonadism. When this occurs simultaneously with an anatomical, structural, or developmental (whether during gestation or during, before, or after puberty) then these conditions - and these people - may reasonably assume that they have some intersex features.

However, we do not apply that term to those who reject it. "Proving" that XXY does not lead to intersex features in those who are affected by Klinefelter's syndrome is like trying to prove that guns don't lead to accidental deaths by gunshot wound.