Editing 5α-Reductase 2 deficiency (section)

===Sport===
In April 2014, the ''[[BMJ]]'' reported that four elite athletes with 5-ARD were subjected to sterilization and "partial [[Clitoridectomy|clitoridectomies]]" in order to compete in [[women's sport]]. The authors noted that "partial clitoridectomy" was "not medically indicated, does not relate to real or perceived athletic 'advantage,{{'"}} relating to elevated androgen levels. The athletes were all from developing countries where lifetime access to hormone replacement may prove elusive.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Rebecca Jordan-Young |author-link=Rebecca Jordan-Young |author2=Peter Sonksen |author3=Katrina Karkazis |author3-link=Katrina Karkazis|title= Sex, health, and athletes |journal=[[BMJ]]|volume=348|pages=g2926|year=2014 |doi=10.1136/bmj.g2926|url=http://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g2926 |pmid=24776640|s2cid=2198650 }}</ref> Intersex advocates regard this intervention as "a clearly coercive process".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ihra.org.au/27745/un-human-rights-council-side-event-the-time-has-come/|title=UN Human Rights Council: resolution, statement and side event, "The time has come"|publisher=[[Organisation Intersex International Australia]]|access-date=2 February 2021|date=2014-09-11}}</ref>