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"Femininity certificates" begin to be provided by physicians to female athletes.

Date: 1940s

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Physicians begin to attempt to ensure that female athletes are women, as determined by the physicians' standards. This process will use visual inspections, physical examinations, chromosome testing, and, later, testosterone level testing. At the time of this writing, no tests have ever been introduced for athletes who identify as men.