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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: Decisional regret after distal hypospadias repair: single institution prospective analysis of factors associated with subsequent parental remorse of distress
Lorenzo AJ, Pippi Salle JL, Zlateska B, Koyle MA, Bagli DJ, Braga LH, J Urol. 2014 May DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.10.036 Abstract Purpose: Hypospadias repair is a commonly performed procedure. Little is known about decisional regret in parents who agree to proceed … Continue reading
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Tagged decisional regret, DSD parent, genital surgery, hypopadias, hypopadias repair, longterm outcomes
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F1000 Commentary: Evaluation of terminology used to describe disorders of sex development
Davies JH, Knight EJ, Savage A, Brown J, Malone PS. J Pediatr Urol. 2011 Aug; 7(4):412-5 DOI:10.1016/j.jpurol.2010.07.004 Abstract OBJECTIVE: The terminology used to describe abnormalities of sex determination and sex differentiation was revised in 2006. It was anticipated that new terms, such as ‘disorders of sex development’ … Continue reading
F1000 Commentary: Prenatal Dexamethasone Treatment of Children at Risk for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: The Swedish Experience and Standpoint
Hirvikoski T, Nordenstrom A, Wedell A, Ritzen M, Lajic S. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Mar 30 DOI: 10.3410/f.717747955.793302809 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ … Continue reading
F1000 Commentary: High prevalence of micropenis in 2710 male newborns from an intensive-use pesticide area of Northeastern Brazil
Gaspari L, Sampaio DR, Paris F, Audran F, Orsini M, Neto JB, Sultan C. DOI:10.3410/f.717973543.793470158 Abstract Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) has been suggested to contribute to the increasing trends of external genital malformation in male newborns. In Northeastern Brazil, … Continue reading
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Tagged cryptorchidism, DSD, DSD parent, evironment, Hypospadias, micropenis, pesticides
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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 DOI: 10.3410/f.13398997.14768117 Abstract Physicians and other providers are often confronted with difficult decisions in the area of disclosure. This article examines a hypothetical situation relevant to … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescent, child, disclosure, DSD, DSD child, DSD parent, education, parent, patient, telling child
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