issues:erasing_womens_sport
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| So MtT people will have to have a testosterone level below 10nmol/l | So MtT people will have to have a testosterone level below 10nmol/l | ||
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| + | From [[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/25/iaaf-testosterone-rules-caster-semenya|Guardian Report New IAAF testosterone rules could slow Caster Semenya by up to seven seconds]] | ||
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| + | “The other really interesting thing is that, guided by the new IOC transgender policy that lowers the upper limit for testosterone to 5nmol/L, the IAAF are setting their limit at 5nmol/L. It used to be 10. That will slow the times of these athletes down even more than it did in the past.” | ||
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| ===== Converting units ===== | ===== Converting units ===== | ||
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| __10 nmol/L__ is the same as __288 ng/dl__ | __10 nmol/L__ is the same as __288 ng/dl__ | ||
| + | __5 nmol/L__ is the same as __144 ng/dl__ | ||
| ===== Normal Levels ===== | ===== Normal Levels ===== | ||
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| ===== Summary ===== | ===== Summary ===== | ||
| - | Men can compete as women if their T level is __288 ng/dl__ | + | Men can compete as women if their T level is __144 ng/dl__ |
| - | Which is 4 times higher than the top of the normal level for women. It is also higher than the lower level for men. | + | Which is 2 times higher than the top of the normal level for women. It is also higher than the lower level for 16 year old boys. |
| - | Men can compete against women, by declaring that they are women and having a testosterone level 4 times higher than women. They might not even have to take any hormone changing drugs | + | Men can compete against women, by declaring that they are women and having a testosterone level 2 times higher than women. They might not even have to take any hormone changing drugs |
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