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Berni
09-21-2015, 11:27 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/1187498 3/Dr-Michael-Mosely-growing-a-*****-at-12.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11874983/Dr-Michael-Mosely-growing-a-*****-at-12.html)

Hendon Gooner (Only Easy Day Was Yesterday))
09-21-2015, 11:40 AM
Very interesting story there....human body continues to amaze...

Classic Jorge
09-21-2015, 11:40 AM

Berni
09-21-2015, 11:42 AM
Much better than a PS4, I reckon.

Luis Anaconda
09-21-2015, 11:49 AM

Hendon Gooner (Only Easy Day Was Yesterday))
09-21-2015, 11:52 AM
See what I did there?

:hehe:

At conception we all inherit a set of genes from our parents that will, in time instruct our bodies to make us male or female. But for the first few weeks of our lives human embryos are neither. Instead we have a protrusion called a tubercle. If you’re genetically male the Y chromosome instructs the gonads to become testicles. They also send testosterone to the tubercle, where it is converted into a potent hormone called dihydro-testosterone This transforms the tubercle into a *****. If you’re female and don’t make dihydro-testosterone then your tubercle becomes a clitoris.

When Dr Imperato investigated the Guavadoces she discovered the reason they don’t have male genitalia at birth is because they are deficient in an enzyme called 5-α-reductase, which normally converts testosterone into dihydro-testosterone. So they appear female when they are born, but around puberty, when they get another surge of testosterone, they sprout muscles, testes and a *****.

Apart from being slightly undersized everything works and the Guavadoces normally live out their lives as men, albeit with wispy beards and small prostates.

By a quirk of chance Dr Imperato’s research was picked up by the American pharmaceutical giant, Merck. They used her discovery to create a drug called finasteride, which blocks the action of 5-α-reductase. IT is now widely used to treat benign enlargement of the prostate and male pattern baldness. For which, I’m sure, many men are truly grateful

Classic Jorge
09-21-2015, 11:54 AM
I cant see much difference tbh