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).