13.  Consider the experiences of Ari and Mason below.  Ari is a 17 year old girl, who has begun experiencing puberty. She is growing facial hair and her voice pitch is starting to drop and she becomes distressed by sounding more masculine. She is an XY individual with testes and has higher levels of androgens relative to estrogens. With parental consent, she begins taking androgen blockers to prevent further masculinization of her body.  Mason is a 17 year old girl who has not yet experienced puberty and has no menstrual period. She is distressed by not having the secondary sexual characteristics of other girls. She is an XY individual with undescended testes and an insensitivity to androgens. With parental consent, she begins taking estrogen to initiate secondary sexual characteristics, such as breast development.  Compared to Ari, which term best describes what Mason is experiencing? Gender dysphoria Gender dysphoria, with a disorder of sexual development Transgender Intersex

13. 

1. Consider the experiences of Ari and Mason below. 

Ari is a 17 year old girl, who has begun experiencing puberty. She is growing facial hair and her voice pitch is starting to drop and she becomes distressed by sounding more masculine. She is an XY individual with testes and has higher levels of androgens relative to estrogens. With parental consent, she begins taking androgen blockers to prevent further masculinization of her body. 

Mason is a 17 year old girl who has not yet experienced puberty and has no menstrual period. She is distressed by not having the secondary sexual characteristics of other girls. She is an XY individual with undescended testes and an insensitivity to androgens. With parental consent, she begins taking estrogen to initiate secondary sexual characteristics, such as breast development. 

Compared to Ari, which term best describes what Mason is experiencing?

1. Gender dysphoria
2. Gender dysphoria, with a disorder of sexual development
3. Transgender
4. Intersex