#polythelia

from my sex, I'm a hyperfertile male, according to spermogram exams and my endocrinologist. I used to have a third testicle between my regular pair; they removed it when i was 10. bc even though that didnt even bothered me, my mom noticed it and it was irregular so doctors thought it was a cyst or hernia (until today those same words are told to me as if I could understand the difference or the sameness x.x)

there's another peculiar aspect of my body. just as harry styles, i have a supernomerary nipple (he has more, but I only have one). so is it even polythelia? it has ICD code. but how is it a disease? but I have sensations of bone twinges bc of scoliosis. even though I didnt have fibromyalgia diagnosis yet, i already have TMJD (oromandibular dystonia) and feel a lot of thoracic pain, as if I received a gun shot. im starting cervical and facial therapy.

am I intersex? It doesnt matter. honestly, I look as a typical male, despite having no regular breastplate, it's totally plain as if I was a trans male without scars.

This is intersexism.

PT: Dysex Questioning Intersex Flag /END PT

ID: A flag with three horizontal lines of unequal sizes. The yellow center stripe is way bigger than the two others, taking nearly all the place. The two smaller stripes are white on top and purple on the bottom. In the center of the flag is a purple, yellow and black infinity symbol, with the left side having a much larger circle. END ID

A flag for dysex people who are questioning if they're intersex, questioning which variation they have or questioning, if their variation is intersex or dysex, or if they want to identify as intersex or dysex. Dysex defines individuals who currently have/had non-typical sex characteristics that are not inherently intersex by themselves, whether from birth or naturally developed. Includes polymastia, polythelia, athelia, amastia, breast hypoplasia, breast hypertrophy, gynecomostia, micromastia, hypotonia, bicornuate uterus, septate uterus, retroverted uterus, macropenis, macroorchidism, macrovagina, labial hypertrophy, hormone-disrupting tumors, etc.

Design made combining the questioning intersex flag (link) by @gonyadaldysgenesis and the dysex flag (link) by @fuck-your-norms.

Here are the symbol in its own as well as the symbol on the questioning intersex flag that I've redrew just in case someone needs them.

ID: a purple, yellow and black infinity symbol, with the left side having a much larger circle. END ID

Huh, that's a great question. I've never thought of it before. What you say about misogyny is entirely possible, and I think it's a part of it. Polymastia is a lot more visible and seen as something that needs to be "fixed" to fit into the female sex "correctly", whereas polythelia is way more minor and it is expected that both sexes have nipples. And many people with extra nipples aren't even aware of it and just think it's a skintag or mole. I'm guessing it's kind of because how polymastia is seen much more as a "problem" because it has "societal impact" on how someone is seen by others around them, doctors, their family, whereas again, an extra nipple is so benign most people probably don't even know they have an extra nipple. An extra nipple is probably seen more as just a thing that is whereas polymastia is societally seen as a problem to fix maybe? I don't know! Interesting question! And yeah, CTF bodies are definitely highly pathologized specifically in cases where doctors and society are trying to "fix" them into being female "correctly", even if they are not intersex.

Supernumerary Nipple flag 💪💪💪 💥🔥

is this polyorchidia? it would, if they didn't remove thinking it's disordered. it didn't hurt. how could they decide it's bad?!

and also: I have polythelia (a third nipple)

despite that I have autism, BD-I, psychotic, DPDR, TMJD (oromandibular dystonia)