Factors contributing to sex assignment and reassignment decisions in Turkish children with 46,XY disorders of sex development

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Uslu R., Oeztop D. B., Oezcan O., Yilmaz S., BERBEROĞLU M., Adiyaman P., ...More

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol.20, no.9, pp.1001-1015, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 20 Issue: 9
• Publication Date: 2007
• Doi Number: 10.1515/jpem.2007.20.9.1001
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.1001-1015
• Keywords: intersex, disorders of sexual development, pseudohermaphroditism, sex assignment, psychological factors, AMBIGUOUS GENITALIA, GENDER IDENTITY, MALE PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM, CHANGING ATTITUDES, INTERSEX DISORDERS, EXTERNAL GENITALIA, MANAGEMENT, DIFFERENTIATION, TRANSPOSITION, DIAGNOSIS
• Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Sex assignment decisions for children with disorders of sex development (DSD) should be based on integrative assessments of relevant biological and psychosocial characteristics.