The Autre System

The Autre System is a system designed to describe different forms of intersex conditions. This system can be useful for those who wish to describe their conditions and symptoms in non-technical terms, and may be easier to describe to dyadic individuals.

The terms that fall under this system are listed below.

Interanders
Interanders (pronounced in-ter-on-ders) is a term used to describe all intersex conditions that are caused by having abnormal chromomes. This could be having more chromosomes than usual, less than usual, or another chromosomal abnormality. This includes the following conditions:


 * 45,X/46,XY Mosaicism


 * 49,XXXXY Syndrome
 * De La Chapelle Syndrome
 * Klinefelter Syndrome
 * Pentasomy X
 * Tetrasomy X
 * Triple X Syndrome
 * Turner Syndrome
 * XYY Syndrome
 * XYYY Syndrome
 * XXYY Syndrome
 * XXXY Syndrome

Intermeer
Intermeer (pronounced in-ter-me-air) is a term used to describe all intersex conditions that are caused by an overproduction of horomones (testosterone, estrogen, or both.) This includes the following:


 * Aromatase Excess Syndrome
 * FMPP
 * Hyperandrogenism
 * Hyperestrogenism

Intermindre
Intermindre (pronounced in-ter-mean-dray) is a term used to describe all intersex conditions that are caused by a lack of horomones (testosterone, estrogen, or both.) This includes the following:


 * Aromatase Deficiency
 * Androgen insensitivity syndrome
 * Estrogen insensitivity syndrome
 * Leydig Cell Hypoplasia
 * PPSH

Interparami
Interparami (pronounced in-ter-par-ah-me) is a term used to describe all intersex conditions that are related to ones reproductive system (uterus, ovaries, testicles, etc.) This includes the following:


 * Gonadal agenesis
 * Gonadal dysgenesis
 * Hypergonadism
 * Müllerian Agenesis
 * Ovotesticular
 * PMDS
 * Polyorchidism
 * Uterus didelphys

Interispod
Interispod (pronounced in-ter-ease-pod) is a term used to describe all intersex conditions that are related to ones genitals. This includes the following:


 * Agenital
 * Ambiguous Genitalia
 * Clitoromegaly
 * Diphallia
 * Hypospadias
 * Macrogenital
 * Penoscrotal Transposition

Intersangue
Intersangue (pronounced in-ter-sang-gee) is a term used to describe all intersex conditions that are related to ones genes. This includes the following:


 * 17-KSR Deficiency
 * Campomelic Dysplasia
 * Denys-Drash Syndrome
 * H Syndrome
 * Kallman Syndrome
 * WNT4 Deficiency

Interdentro
Interdentro (pronounced in-ter-den-trow) is a term used to describe all intersex conditions that are related to ones glands. This includes the following:


 * 17-AH Deficiency
 * Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Intercausa
Intercausa (pronounced in-ter-cah-za) is a term used to describe all conditions that cause intersex traits, while not being inheritely being intersex conditions themselves. This includes the following:


 * Aarskog-Scott Syndrome
 * ATR-16 Syndrome
 * CHARGE Syndrome
 * Chromosome 18 Ring
 * Opitz G/BBB Syndrome
 * Prader–Willi Syndrome
 * Seaver Cassidy Syndrome

History
This system was coined by Willow from Cryptocrew's system on April 25th of 2021.

Etymology
Autre means 'other' in French, anders means 'different' in Dutch, meer means 'more' in Afrikaans, parami comes from magparami which is Filipino for 'reproduce,' ispod means 'below' in Bosnian, sangue means 'blood,' dentro means 'inside,' and causa means 'cause' in Portugese.