Müllerian is feminine
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[[File:Müllerian.png|thumb|The müllerian flag.]]
[[File:Müllerian symbol.png|thumb|100x100px|The müllerian symbol.]]
'''Müllerian''' is an alternative to the term "biological female" and refers to the phenotypic [[sex]] traits of an individual who has ovaries and was not exposed primarily to testosterone in the womb
Müllerian traits include:
* A vulva and vagina ([[POV|PWHV]]).
* An uterus and ovaries.
* The capacity for ovogenesis ([[macrogametic]])/the ability to give birth ([[Pwibs|PWIB]]), unless if sterile.
* Has estrogen as one's natural primary sex hormone.
* Generally has breasts as a secondary sexual characteristic.
Müllerian is not synonymous with [[AFAB]], as some
The counterpart is [[wolffian]].
== Usage ==
This term should be used in a medical manner, in the same way one would use the term "biological female
==History ==
The term was originally suggested by a transgender woman in the early 2010s and popularized by tumblr users mogai-ringo and arco-pluris in 2018.<ref>https://arco-pluris.tumblr.com/post/176422613517/biosex-terms</ref> Its original definition referred to someone whose fetal development favored the [[w:Müllerian ducts|Müllerian ducts]], which leads to the creation of the vagina.<ref>https://mogai-ringo.tumblr.com/post/665433167091662848/yo-i-originally-saw-a-trans-woman-propose</ref>
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