I could be wrong but..
I thought she was born with 3 sex chromosomes instead of the usual 2.
That could be the genetic marker but I'm not up on my genetics.
Sigh... NO.
Jamie Lee is a normal woman married to a normal man with normal children.
I used to work for VoiceStream wireless in IT management.
Having met the lady (she is the spokesperson)
She's curiously alot less attractive in person than in the movies -
But (appears) to be entirely the normal wife and mom. Very nice lady.
I however was not invited to examine her that closely. :Q
I believe that Ms. Curtis is in-fact XXY (or some strange combination). As the daughter of Tony Curtis, I think I read that she was born with this genetic defect and was therefore not able to have children. She had gone the route of adoption since she could not reproduce naturally. If I am wrong, please correct me, but I have heard of this for many years. Has anyone read her autobiography?
actually, ms. curtis has androgen resistance. her testosterone receptors don't work. so even though she's genetically male, she defaulted to female. as a result her gonads had to be removed or else she'll risk getting cancer (because the gonads don't have any controls to stop making testosterone).
I don't know how true it is regarding Jamie Lee Curtis. But one thing I did learn about women that are born XXY is that, while they cannot have children, they are usually more attractive than the average female. Psychology of women was the best class I ever took.
Jamie Lee Curtis has testicular feminization syndrome, which is a form of male pseudohermaphroditism. She is genetically XY. She has female external genitalia and testes that didn't descend. She is missing the receptor for androgens in her tissues. She is sterile and her children are adopted. We learned this in the Biology of Reproduction class I am taking right now.
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