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Fingers
No. The count starts with the thumb. If the thumb is the first finger, then the second finger is the index and the fourth finger is the ring.
"If you have a lot more testosterone than estrogen in the womb, it is going to build a longer fourth finger than second finger. If you've got a lot more estrogen in the womb, the pointer finger will be longer."
In this case there is no contradiction.
"If you have a lot more testosterone than estrogen in the womb, it is going to build a longer [ring] finger than [index] finger. If you've got a lot more estrogen in the womb, the [index] finger will be longer."