The cervix is a region of the uterus. It has a unique cellular and tissue composition, mirroring its unique functions within the female sexual and reproductive cycle.
Here is a helpful diagram.
I have written about its development, structure and function here.
Transwomen do not have a cervix, nor can they grow one. One would need to *transplant* a cervix from a female.
It would serve zero function in transwomen, who do not need a barrier to protect the sterile uterus, a way of expelling menstrual blood nor to stop a baby falling out.
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This is what a mediocre male kick-boxer can do to an elite female kick-boxer.
You have a special duty, more than most other governing bodies, to protect your female athletes, as far as is possible within the spirit of the sport, from harm.
Those interviewees who supported inclusion of transgender people, often without any restriction or requirement, made very cogent arguments as to why others were wrong and that over time, they would be shown to have been on “wrong side of history”.
It was suggested that those transgender individuals who wanted to participate in sport were looking to feel part of something: They had often endured a difficult adolescence but perhaps sport was a significant part in their previous life, and they were reluctant to lose this.
‘Case-by-case’ assessment is unlikely to be practical nor verifiable for entry into gender [sex] affected sports.
NGBs [national governing bodies] may wish to consider the following when determining the appropriateness of this:
> It has not been scientifically validated as to whether any parameters of physical capacity or ability can be defined with a certain cut-off point at which someone is considered appropriately ‘female’ or appropriately ‘male’.