hrp0086rfc7.7 | Gonads & DSD | ESPE2016

Clinical Decision-Making in Disorders of Sex Development (DSD): Physician Recommendations Pre- and Post-Consensus Statement

Sandberg David E. , Kogan Barry , Gardner Melissa

Background: Despite advances in genetic diagnosis and surgical technique, and guidance from the Consensus Statement on Intersex Disorders, aspects of clinical management in disorders/differences of sex development (DSD) remain unsettled. Actively debated decision points include gender of rearing in specific syndromes, genital surgery prior to the patient developing the capacity to provide assent, and uncertainty over how and when to best educate young patients about diagnostic...