Trans women should compete in the female category if they have had hormones with ins 'normal female range' long enough to loose they muscle mass their previous hormonal state allow them to develop. The length of that time is 1 or 2 years. I recommend picking a time between 1 and 2 years and sticking to it for all trans women. It will vary person to person but there's no scientific way easily available to figure it out so by trying assessing it individually you risk a stressful and contentious process. I'd encourage going with 1 year because it will mostly be sufficient and therefore I feel the right balance between inclusion and fairness for all.
I believe 'normal female range' should be left to their doctor to interpret- which ever doctor prescribes and does blood test monitoring. The appropriate hormone levels might be attained with or without a trans woman having her testicles removed because most will use anti-androgen medication. Because different people respond differently, there's no use in trying to define specific medicinal or surgical requirements to meet the criteria.There should be no requirement for trans women to prove her hormonal status unless you have specific and tangible reason to doubt them. If you do have doubt then confidentiality and sensitivity in your approach are vital. You need to be sure your doubts are not based upon stereotypes of trans women as women, both trans and cis, come in all different shapes and with all different levels of ability.
If a trans woman isn't eligible to compete in the female category then she should be given the option of competing in the male category or competing as a guest in the female category. As a guest she shouldn't be scored against other contestants or able to set record or make national/international qualification. I recognise this is not likely to be a situation sports bodies have set up before but this is one of the situations where doing something different shouldn't be a big deal because of how few times you'll have to do it- the inclusion of that person is more significant than your mild inconvenience.
I believe 'normal female range' should be left to their doctor to interpret- which ever doctor prescribes and does blood test monitoring. The appropriate hormone levels might be attained with or without a trans woman having her testicles removed because most will use anti-androgen medication. Because different people respond differently, there's no use in trying to define specific medicinal or surgical requirements to meet the criteria.There should be no requirement for trans women to prove her hormonal status unless you have specific and tangible reason to doubt them. If you do have doubt then confidentiality and sensitivity in your approach are vital. You need to be sure your doubts are not based upon stereotypes of trans women as women, both trans and cis, come in all different shapes and with all different levels of ability.
If a trans woman isn't eligible to compete in the female category then she should be given the option of competing in the male category or competing as a guest in the female category. As a guest she shouldn't be scored against other contestants or able to set record or make national/international qualification. I recognise this is not likely to be a situation sports bodies have set up before but this is one of the situations where doing something different shouldn't be a big deal because of how few times you'll have to do it- the inclusion of that person is more significant than your mild inconvenience.