#CAIS

[uwuedgelord]

Where are all my intersex kin at?

As a member of the intersex community, and a self proclaimed meme lord, I declare we deserve to have more relatable memes!!!!

[theforesteldritch]

Hello from your local intersex person. Don’t say I have a DSD. I am intersex. My sex and the way my body works is not disordered. I have certain sex traits that would be considered male, and others female. I am intersex. If we need to get specific I have CAIS. But not a DSD because my CAIS just is the way it is. Not good, not bad. And not a disorder.

No, I’m not ‘disabled male’ as some terfs like to call us (I am disabled, but not due to my being intersex). And no, I’m not a disordered female either. I am a bit of both male and female. And to try to erase that not only is wrong, but it is actually dangerous, especially medically. Dancing around the fact that I am intersex ignores my specific health needs.

[intersex-support]

The genetics behind intersex variations, mine (CAIS) in particular is a special interest of mine because I’m autistic, and I’ve been thinking. In theory it would be possible for someone with XX chromosomes to have AIS. It’s exceedingly unlikely of course, and it could only happen if there was a mutation in the androgen receptor on both X chromosomes. If someone inherited one mutation from their mom and had a de novo mutation on the x inherited by their dad, or had two separate de novo mutations on their X chromosomes, they would have a form of AIS. It probably wouldn’t be recognized unless say they were a trans man, and they’d develop perisex, but certain things like little body hair, dry skin and little body odour would be in common with regular CAIS. A similar situation could probably also happen with Turners syndrome as well, if someone with Turner’s had an AR mutation on their X chromosome they’d have AIS. The probability of these would be really low and the probability they’d be diagnosed probably even lower, but I think it’s cool to think about. Interestingly, there has been a case of someone with Klinefelter’s syndrome with X chromosome duplication who also had CAIS.

So interesting!!! thanks for sharing.

[glauberpitfall]

[pearcaico]

Barcaças e Saveiros no Cais de Santa Rita, ao Fundo a Ponte Giratória Aberta - Bairro de São José - Centro do Recife, Década de 1930.

[basta1click]

“””””””””””””””””””””””” Dizem que a pintura exterior destas casas típicas era da responsabilidade do homem, enquanto os interiores eram da mulher. Como a porta estava fechada esta publicação é implicitamente machista, mas a culpa não é minha. “””””””””””””””””””””””” . . . . #tejo #ribatejo #visitribatejo #amar_ribatejo #super_portugal #portugal #shotoniphone #cadernodoandarilho #worldmobilephotography #cais #avieiros (em Escaroupim) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqZ6Zo_oofg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[dani-xis]

Tocando no cais

[theforesteldritch]

idk if this sounds weird or whatever but I’m relatively confident I could accurately diagnose CAIS in someone else if I needed to. Like, I know what symptoms to look for, things like not having a period by later teenage years, less body hair, dry skin with not much acne etc, then would probably get bloodwork ordered for testosterone, if it came back as really high but with not really any androgen based physical effects, then I’d start to really suspect it, then would get an ultrasound done probably since most of us don’t have a uterus (though a case or two have been published of people with CAIS and persistent Müllerian duct syndrome, so while the lack of uterus is a pretty defining symptom it’s not necessarily a factor to rely on on its own for making a diagnosis- like I said persistent Müllerian duct syndrome exists and MRKH (basically similar to CAIS in that there’s either no or little Müllerian duct but individuals with MRKH usually have XX chromosomes and ovaries) exists so other factors and tests need to be taken into account, then you’d need a karyotype to confirm XY chromosomes, at which point with the high androgens without masculinizing symptoms and a female phenotype the diagnosis is pretty clear as CAIS, though AR gene sequencing would be a good idea for both the individual and their mother especially if their mother has sisters with kids since if it was inherited from the mother there’s a possibility her sisters are carriers and so should watch for CAIS in their kids.

I just think it’s funny that since it’s rare enough, I have it and have a special interest in it since I’m autistic a lot of even doctors don’t even get what it is let alone how to diagnose it and besides the interpretation of bloodwork results id probably be better equipped to diagnose CAIS than most doctors.

[sitioliterario]

“…Quem sabe, quem sabe, Se não parti outrora, antes de mim, Dum cais, se não deixei, navio ao sol Oblíquo da madrugada, Uma outra espécie de Porto?⠀ Fernando Pessoa, Ode Marítima, trecho

[intersex-support]

Hi, genderfluid/transmasc person with CAIS here. I know T isn’t an option for me and transitioning, still struggling with that a bit but I do have a bit of a question. Minoxidil I’ve heard can do stuff with facial hair growth, and I still have to do lots of research and everything, but to my knowledge it’s not an androgen. Would minoxidil work in people with CAIS? And would it be able to achieve any facial hair?

Hi!

So there's this one case study talking about someone with CAIS who used minoxidil successfully for hair regrowth, but they were using it for head, not facial hair. It seems plausible that it might also be effective for facial hair growth, but I wasn't able to easily find any more research on facial hair specifically or anyone online talking about it.

If any followers have any relevant experience, please feel free to add on!

-Mod E

[jessemachado777]

[glauberpitfall]

[bluedietcoke]

book quotes that i will never recover from

"he is half of my soul, as the poets say. " - song of achilles

"write me a letter telling me how to live the rest of my life without you." - how to make friends with the dark

"they were my birthday presents." - shatter me

"she had realized that she had forgotten the precise blue of his eyes and the depth of his laugh." - clockwork princess

"my name is sam cortland... and i will not be afraid." - assassin's blade

"you chose me four years ago. would you choose me still?" - these violent delights

"we were all supposed to make it." - crooked kingdom

"i remember everything." - the invisible life of addie larue

"come home and shout at me. come home and fight with me. come home and break my heart, if you must. just come home." - cruel prince

"i wasted all those yesterdays and am completely out of tomorrows." - they both die at the end

"you hated the idea of me." - the final gambit

"bob says hello." - house of hades

"abuse can feel like love. starving people will eat anything." - nightfall

"i missed you only with an ocean between us. but if death was separating us... i would find you." - queen of shadows

"i loved him. i love him. as best i could." - we were liars

"i'm the villain, even in my own story. but you were supposed to play a different role." - finale

"i will find you again in the next world—the next life. and we will have that time. i promise." - a court of wings and ruin

"i spent half of my time loving her and the other half hiding how much i loved her." - the seven husbands of evelyn hugo

[pearcaico]

Cais da Alfândega ao Fundo a Ponte Maurício de Nassau - Recife Em 1955.

Photo Marcel Gautherot