An Adult FEMALE Human.
not to be confused with a "trans woman"
- a male with gender dysphoria (a dysphoric
depression-
like mental illness), of which the individual has a strong desire to be a woman and will possibly seek irreversible experimental treatments such as;
- HRT (hormone replacement treatment)
- Cosmetic surgery (previously incorrectly called "
sex reassignment surgery", and later changed to "
gender affirmation surgery") to appear more feminine.
However, regardless of political
opinion... a person's biological
sex cannot be changed.
A WOMAN is born a 'GIRL' (a young female human). She will go through puberty where her body will naturally develop into an adult.
Females are generally born with XX chromosomes (without the "
Y" chromosome). They are born with female anatomy (ie. a
vagina, ovaries, uterus...), which will enable them the ability to produce children. given she doesn't have any female infertility problems.
Some females may be born with chromosomal abnormalities ( aka intersex conditions), where their chromosomal sequence may be a single "X" or "XXX" - this may cause her phenotype (observable/physical traits) to look a bit different, although the rule is the same....
women can only produce large ova (eggs), NOT small ova (
sperm).
Adulthood is when a person (a male, or in this
case a female) reaches full sexual maturity. (This is typically at 18 years
old, but this may vary in forms of law, depending on what age a country deems appropriate).