Femi Health Dictionary

A rare inherited condition in which a genetic male with internal testes has the external appearance of a female. The syndrome is a form of intersex and is the most common form of male pseudohermaphroditism.

The cause is a defective response of the body tissues to testosterone.

The causative genes are carried on the X chromosome, and so females can be carriers. Affected individuals appear to be girls throughout childhood, and most develop female secondary sexual characteristics at puberty; but amenorrhoea occurs, and a diagnosis is usually made during investigations to find its cause. Chromosome analysis shows the presence of male chromosomes and blood tests show male levels of testosterone. Treatment of testicular feminization syndrome involves surgical removal of the testes, to prevent cancerous change in later life, and therapy with oestrogen drugs. An affected person is not fertile but can live a normal life as a woman.... testicular feminization syndrome

The development of a feminine appearance in a man, often the result of an imbalance in the sex hormones. Castration, especially before puberty, causes feminisation, as may the use of hormones to treat an enlarged PROSTATE GLAND.... feminisation

(American) One who desires love Femeese, Femease, Femice, Femeece, Femeace, Femmis, Femmys... femise

an approach that is critical of the prevailing focus and methods of *medical ethics. In particular, it is argued that contemporary bioethics has replicated oppressive social structures, privilege, and power relationships at the expense of the marginalized. Moral problems are seen as determined from the social context in which they arise and narrative, care, and *empowerment are usually integral to feminist analyses of ethical dilemmas.... feminist ethics

n. the development of female secondary sexual characteristics (enlargement of the breasts, loss of facial hair, and fat beneath the skin) in the male, either as a result of an endocrine disorder or of hormone therapy.... feminization