Intersex hormones 101 💊 Born without ovaries or testes

In this video I explain some of the different ways in which intersex people can have unique hormone needs. Many people are familiar with HRT (hormone replacement therapy) for transgender people, but less people know about some of the ways in which intersex people are forced interact with the medical system for hormones. I am of course not a doctor: this is intended as a VERY broad overview for general education purposes only. DIFFERENT HORMONE SCENARIOS: 0:00 Intro 0:34 No testes, no ovaries, now what? 1:51 The case of the stolen gonads 3:04 When you don’t “match“ and no one gets it 3:50 When you wish you made less 4:28 When you wish they gave less #Intersex #HRT SOURCES & INFO: 🌸 ISNA (former largest U.S. intersex org) article written by an MD on accessing hormones for intersex people: 🌸 Puberty info site “DSDteens“ for intersex kids: 
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