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F1000 Commentary: Clitoral surgery on minors: an interview study with clinical experts of differences of sex development
Liao L, Hegarty P, Creighton S, Lundberg T, Roen K. BMJ Open 2019 Jun 05 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025821 Abstract Objectives Clitoral surgery on minors diagnosed with differences of sex development is increasingly positioned as a violation of human rights. This qualitative study identified how … Continue reading
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F1000 Commentary: Attitudes towards “disorders of sex development” nomenclature among affected individuals.
Johnson EK, Rosoklija I, Finlayson C, Chen D, Yerkes EB, Madonna MB, Holl JL,Baratz AB, Davis G, Cheng EY. J Pediatr Urol 2017 May 08 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2017.03.035 Abstract Introduction Although now commonly used in medicine, the updated “disorders of sex development” (DSD) nomenclature formally introduced in 2006 has never been … Continue reading
F1000 Commentary: Changes over time in sex assignment for disorders of sex development.
Kolesinska Z, Ahmed SF, Niedziela M, Bryce J, Molinska-Glura M, Rodie M, Jiang J, Sinnott RO, Hughes IA, Darendelier F, Hiort O, van der Zwan Y, Cools M, Guran T, Holterhus PM, Bertelloni S, Lisa L, Arlt W, Krone N, … Continue reading
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Tagged changes, DSD, f1000, gender, Intersex, sex assignment
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F1000 Commentary: Brain responses to sexual images in 46, XY women with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome are female typical.
Hamann S, Stevens J, Vick JH, Bryk K, Quigley CA, Berenbaum SA, Wallen K. Horm. Behav. 2014 Oct 2 DOI:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2014.09.013 Abstract Androgens, estrogens, and sex chromosomes are the major influences guiding sex differences in brain development, yet their relative … Continue reading
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Tagged CAIS, complete androgen insensitivity syndrome, DSD, hormones, neuroimaging, sexual behavior
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F1000 Commentary: Treatment of adults with complications from previous hypospadias surgery
Myers JB, McAninch W, Erickson BA, Breyer BN. J Urol. 2012 Aug;188(2):459-63 DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.04.007 Abstract Purpose: Adults with complications from previous hypospadias surgery experience various problems, including urethral stricture, persistent hypospadias and urethrocutaneous fistula. Innate deficiencies of the corpus spongiosum and … Continue reading
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Tagged complications, Hypospadias, hypospadias surgery, surgery, treatment, urethroplasty
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F1000 Commentary: Phenotypical, biological, and molecular heterogeneity of 5alpha-reductase deficiency: an extensive international experience of 55 patients
Maimoun L, Philibert P, Cammas B, Audran F, Servant N, Lubroso S, Paris F, Sultan C. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Feb; 96:296-307 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-1024 Abstract CONTEXT: In 46,XY disorders of sex development, 5α-reductase deficiency is rare and is not usually … Continue reading
F1000 Commentary: Disorders of sex development-when and how to tell the patient
Austin J, Tamar-Mattis A, Mazur T, Henwood MJ, Rossi WC. Pediatr Endocrinol Rev. 2011;8:213-7 Abstract Physicians and other providers are often confronted with difficult decisions in the area of disclosure. This article examines a hypothetical situation relevant to the practice … Continue reading
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Tagged disclosure, DSD child, DSD parent, endocrinology, ethical, ethics, provider, under-age DSD patient
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F1000 Commentary: Working together in placing the long term interests of the child at the heart of the DSD evaluation.
Magritte E. J Pediatr Urol. 2012 Dec; 8(6):571-5 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2012.07.011 Abstract This paper articulates a number of important but often ignored questions that families have during and following the diagnosis of a child with a DSD. Recounting a personal birth experience, … Continue reading
F1000 Commentary: Shaping parents: impact of contrasting professional counseling on parents’ decision making for children with disorders of sex development
Streuli JC, Vayena E, Cavicchia-Balmer Y, Huber J. J Sex Med. 2013 Aug; 10(8): 1953-60. DOI: 10.3410/f.718052034.793481314 Abstract INTRODUCTION: The management of disorders or differences of sex development (DSD) remains complex, especially with respect to parents’ decision for or against … Continue reading
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Tagged decision making, DSD child, DSD parent, DSD patient, genital surgery, genitoplasty, sex assignment surgery
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F1000 Commentary: Sexual and functional results after creation of a neovagina in women with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome: a comparison of nonsurgical and surgical procedures
Morcel k, Lavoue V, Jaffre F, Paniel BJ, Rouzier R. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2013 Jul. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.03.005 Abstract Objective: To compare nonsurgical and surgical procedures for creation of a neovagina in women with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome in … Continue reading