Neurointersexuality - Sex differentiation & "phantom feelings"

Genital sex differentiation and "phantom feelings"

I'll go even deeper: the topic of embryology and sex differentiation of the genitals as well as "phantom feelings".

There are Wolffian (male) and Müllerian (female) ducts. Initially laid out in equal pairs, the whole thing differentiates from the 8th week of pregnancy. So far so good, but with NIBD the "wrong" duct system is broken down. In an NIBD male, the wolffian ducts therefore atrophy. But why do NIBD sufferers have these "phantom sensations"? Quite simply because the opposing body map is located in the cerebral cortex and therefore the corresponding "sex nerves" run through the entire body. People with amputations are the best example of this: no "phantom sensation" without a nerve that has been laid down beforehand; the nerve highway still exists above the wound and reports all the time that the heel is itching even though the foot is off. On the other hand, although the "wrong" gait systems are degraded in NIBD, the neuronal supply of the derivatives (rudimentary remnants of the degraded gait systems) is not completely degraded. In this context, it seems plausible that those neuronal derivatives also leave their traces in the sensory cortical field (primary and secondary) and can thus cause "phantom sensations".
(Admin's note: All of the originally transsexual people (NIBD) I interviewed reported without exception that they had experienced such "phantom feelings" since early childhood. May this information serve as a stimulus for scientists to organize clinical studies on this question).

Example on the subject of rudimentary innervation of the derivatives: The torsion of an appendix testis (would have developed into the fimbrum/ovarian funnel in women) is incredibly painful. Or the Gartner's canal in the female, which would have developed into the vas deferens in the male counterpart, and the Gartner's canal is also innervated. The epophoroon or paraphoroon would be the epididymis in men and the utriculus prostaticus would be the upper third of a woman's vagina.

Another interesting aspect, after the dismantling of the respective ducts, derivatives remain, rudimentary residues that are innervated. E.g. the torsion of an appendix testis (would have developed into the fimbrium / collecting funnel of the egg in a woman) is incredibly painful. Or Gartner's canal in women, which would have developed into the spermatic duct in the male counterpart, and Gartner's canal is also innervated. The epophoroon or paraphoroon would be the man's epididymis and the prostatic utriculus would be the upper third of a woman's vagina.

Once again in the overview:

Incidentally, a man's prostate is located exactly where the upper half of a woman's vagina develops. If we now look at the utriculus prostaticus and combine this with passive gay men who have a female left-right connection in the hypothalamus in terms of sexual orientation (see Dick Swaab's book on page 95), it is no longer surprising why passive gay men like a certain sexual practice without feeling like a woman, which is very important to mention. This is because gay men lack the connection to their personal core sexus identity (sexus self), which is why gay men are men and not women, despite certain preferences, and they also do not experience any "phantom sensations" of a vagina, as their sensory body map in the central groove of the cerebral cortex is clearly male; however, they react differently to erotic stimulation in this area in a neuronal-vegetative way.

In an NIBD woman, however, this link to the personal core sexus identity exists. Therefore, even in an unexcited state, she feels a vagina where technically there is none (before the operation). For NIBD men, it's the same in green. This alone explains why gay men are not originally transsexual women (NIBD) and why originally transsexual women (NIBD) cannot be gay men.

A nice description of the topic of "phantom feelings" can be found here:

https://www.wo4y.de/2017/06/18/neulich-wurde-ich-gefragt-warum-der-begriff-geschlechtsidentitaet-von/ (german site)

The following was quoted there by Dr. Haupt:

1. the perception of the sexual body (sexual aspect of face and voice) in other persons is already intact in the infant in the first 6 months and at the age of 6 months the individual facial recognition is best developed. After that it tends to deteriorate (stereotyping). The ability to understand sexus-related bodily responses therefore exists long before the language and ego functions begin. A self is only recognized in the mirror at 18 to 24 months. Neuroscience today therefore assumes that alterity, i.e. the perception and recognition of the other, is upstream of all ego-self identity-related functions.

2. the perception of the body takes place long before it appears or is perceived/recognized as an "OWN" body. In children who are missing limbs from birth, e.g. amelia of the arms (i.e. congenital absence of the arms, abrachia) after thalidomide embryopathy (dysmelia syndrome), the perception of an overall body schema can nevertheless arise, which indicates the presence of a genetic basis. Phantom limb perceptions exist here: Phantom sensations are non-painful perceptions in a congenitally missing or amputated body part. We know that transsexual people have phantom limb sensations. And to a considerable extent. The extent to which early reflections from the other (e.g. caregiver) into the body activate the inner phantom template should certainly be investigated further. In other words, the sexual other "kisses awake" the phantom breasts and phantom penisses. These are essential themes of the autograph book. In view of these facts, the discussions about "gender identity" can be classified as little more than fantasies and simulations. In my opinion, it is time to turn to the real issues: In the course of the autograph project, we will integrate the findings of social neuroscience (-> alterity) and also review the literature on congenital phantom limbs.

However, I have never heard of transgender people (according to our definition) having such "phantom feelings".