The Autre System is a system designed to describe different forms of intersex variations. This system can be useful for those who wish to describe their variations 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 variations that are caused by having abnormal chromosomes. This could be having more chromosomes than usual, less than usual, or another chromosomal abnormality. This includes the following variations:
Intermeer
Intermeer (pronounced in-ter-me-air) is a term used to describe all intersex variations that are caused by an overproduction of horomones (testosterone, estrogen, or both.) This includes the following:
Intermindre
Intermindre (pronounced in-ter-mean-dray) is a term used to describe all intersex variations that are caused by a lack of horomones (testosterone, estrogen, or both.) This includes the following:
Interparami
Interparami (pronounced in-ter-par-ah-me) is a term used to describe all intersex variations that are related to ones reproductive system (uterus, ovaries, testicles, etc.) This includes the following:
Interispod
Interispod (pronounced in-ter-ease-pod) is a term used to describe all intersex variations that are related to ones genitals. This includes the following:
Intersangue
Intersangue (pronounced in-ter-sang-gee) is a term used to describe all intersex variations that are related to ones genes. This includes the following:
Interdentro
Interdentro (pronounced in-ter-den-trow) is a term used to describe all intersex variations that are related to ones glands. This includes the following:
Intercausa
Intercausa (pronounced in-ter-lee-gah-doe) is a term used to describe all syndromes and traits that cause or are linked to intersex traits, while not being inheritely intersex themselves. This includes the following:
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 ligado means 'linked' in Portugese.