RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Gender verification in sport: the need for change? JF British Journal of Sports Medicine JO Br J Sports Med FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine SP 17 OP 20 DO 10.1136/bjsm.25.1.17 VO 25 IS 1 A1 Ferguson-Smith, M A A1 Ferris, E A YR 1991 UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/25/1/17.abstract AB Most of an estimated one in 504 sportswomen fail the gender verification test unjustly. Until clinical examination becomes acceptable, a new code of practice is proposed which avoids unfair disqualification.