title: Gender verification in sport: the need for change?
abstract: Most of an estimated one in 504 sportswomen fail the gender verification test unjustly. Until clinical examination becomes acceptable, a new code of practice is proposed which avoids unfair disqualification.
authors.affiliation: University of Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ferguson-Smith
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ferris
mesh_terms: D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000175:diagnosis; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis; D013177:Sports / Q000266:history; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis