tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post6711912585527359013..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: Must A Potential Bride Mention She Has Not Yet Experienced Menarche? Part IIjoshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-59638338612881212932007-12-17T21:12:00.000-05:002007-12-17T21:12:00.000-05:00thanks!excellent insight.thanks!<BR/>excellent insight.joshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-77243685802794022812007-12-17T10:50:00.000-05:002007-12-17T10:50:00.000-05:00The analysis supplied regarding the women of the D...The analysis supplied regarding the women of the Dorkati family, while perhaps sensitive to the issue addressed, is almost assuredly incorrect from a biological perspective. <BR/><BR/>The women of the Dorkati family do not menstruate (suggesting a genetic link) and Dorkati means "cut off generation" suggesting they are unable to bear biological children. By far the most probable explanation for this is that these women have Androgen Insensitivy Syndrome (AIS), an X linked recessive medical condition. This means that they inherited the condition from their mothers (in one-third of cases AIS occurs spontaneously, but with the Dorkatis we see members of a single family unit all with the same condition and therefore it would be inherited). <BR/><BR/>These women are chromosomally XY. This explains why their mothers (who are XX and carriers) do not have AIS while their daughters can. Women with complete AIS do not develop as males because their bodies are completely insensitive to the effects of androgens. They are female in appearance and, more importantly, female in psycho-sexual orientation. They do not have ovaries, do not menstruate, and connot conceive-no current reproductive technologies can change this. <BR/><BR/>They should be regarded as female for purposes of marriage, although if known in advance disclosure of such a condition is, I beleive, the only ethically sound approach given that their infertility will impact their partners. I speak from personal experience: I have AIS and disclose this fact almost immediately to men I date so that they can make an informed decision about whether to date me. I certainly would never marry someone without disclosing it as this can only lead to eventual heartache for all concerned. <BR/><BR/>There are many roads to parenthood, and a member of the Dorkati family, like a woman born today with the same condition, will need to find a loving and tolerant partner who can accept these facts. Love and tolerance aren't tested when everything goes "right," but instead are measured when confronting life's many challenges. <BR/><BR/>Sherri Groveman Morris, J.D., LL.M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com