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The “Lady” of Charleston: A case of wrongful gender assignment?

We had to read a case study about a lady who found an interesting article about how a woman from Charleston was said to be assigned male at birth, but then was really a female. This was based on the appearance of certain genitals. Then the woman under went a sex change to become a … Continue reading The “Lady” of Charleston: A case of wrongful gender assignment?

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Hemophilia: A Royal Disease

This case study is about an X-linked recessive disorder called Hemophilia, which is the inability to form blood clots. Without the ability for blood to clot, people loss blood and can die from them because of the blood loss. This study is about how this disorder played an important role in European history because this … Continue reading Hemophilia: A Royal Disease