hrp0089p3-p356 | Sex Differentiation, Gonads and Gynaecology or Sex Endocrinology P3 | ESPE2018

Paediatric Doctors’ Experience and Knowledge of the Initial Management of Neonatal Ambiguous Genitalia

McGlacken-Byrne Sinead , Byrne Kathryn , O'Rahelly Mark , Ryan Ethel

Introduction: Neonatal ambiguous genitalia can herald sensitive, time-critical, and life-threatening diagnoses and thus paediatric doctors must be competent in their management. However, ambiguous genitalia are rare, limiting clinical exposure. We assessed paediatric doctorsÂ’ experience of, knowledge of, and confidence in managing this condition.Methods: A questionnaire was circulated to paediatric doctors at two tertiary and four secondary level pa...