A Call to Update Standard of Care for Children With Differences in Sex Development

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ID15744785
AutoresNat Mulkey (0000-0003-4399-6074, University of Massachusetts Boston, autor correspondente), Carl G Streed (0000-0003-3075-253X, Boston Medical Center), Barbara Chubak (0000-0001-9836-5515, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
Ano2021
Volume23
Fascículo7
PáginasE550-556
Data de publicação2021-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980
EditoraAmerican Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1001/amajethics.2021.550
PMID34351265
OpenAlexW3182835075
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas5

For years, physicians have debated how best to care for children with differences in sex development (DSD, also termed intersex ). Stories of suffering of adults who underwent early surgical intervention for DSD have led many health organizations to call for deferral of unnecessary procedures. While some have instituted full deferral of cosmetic procedures, standard of care remains an interdisciplinary team approach informed by parents' wishes. As the medical community hesitates to institute full deferral, citing absence of long-term data, legislation restricting early procedures is mounting. This article highlights recent data from the DSD-LIFE Study and considers whether and to what extent they support deferral

LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Sexual Differentiation and Disorders