hrp0092p2-264 | Sex Differentiation, Gonads and Gynaecology or Sex Endocrinology | ESPE2019

Ethical and Familial Dilemmas of Genitoplasty Encountered in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Dirlewanger Mirjam , Birraux Jacques , Edan Anne , Klee Philippe , Phan-Hug Franziska , Schwitzgebel Valérie M.

Differences of sex development (DSD) occur in about 1 in 3000 newborns in Switzerland. The indication and timing of genitoplasty in children with DSDs is a complex issue. In 2012 the Swiss National Advisory Commission on Biomedical Ethics published its position against early irreversible interventions in order to "normalize" the aspect of the external genitalia.We report the case of a child with a 46,XX DSD due to a classical form of congenital a...