Research into the biological basis of gender identity is in its infancy, but clues are beginning to emerge.

The gel, which men rub on their upper bodies daily, delivers synthetic progestin to block the testes from producing normal levels of sperm.

Researchers solve the mystery of 15-year-old mutant ferns with disrupted sex determination.

The public may still believe that male-specific traits, such as high testosterone levels, lead to many of the gender inequalities that exist in society, but science tells a different story.

In Chapter 6, “The Hormonal Essence of the T-Rex?” author Cordelia Fine considers the biological dogma that testes, and the powerful hormones they exude, are the root of all sexual inequality.

Researchers argue for the consideration of hormones and sex chromosomes in preclinical experiments.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of an autopsy report describing the first known case of a sexual development disorder.

Stoned, Anxious, The Deeper Genome, and Testosterone

A federal advisory panel supports the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the first drug for female sexual dysfunction.

Assistant professor, Psychology and Women’s Studies, University of Michigan. Age: 36