Management of Infants Born with Disorders of Sex Development

Indrajit Majumdar; Tom Mazur

doi:10.1007/978-1-60761-395-4_24

Management of Infants Born with Disorders of Sex Development

Indrajit Majumdar
, Tom Mazur

Department of Psychiatry

SUNY Buffalo

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Abstract

The aims of this chapter are the following: (1) provide a concise update on the mechanisms controlling normal and abnormal sexual differentiation, (2) provide a protocol used at our institution for practical management of infants born with DSD, (3) provide information to guide the physician on making a DSD diagnosis and its medical management, (4) provide new behavioral information on DSD, and (5) highlight current differences of opinions about the care of infants born with DSD. A discussion of infants who are born with DSD with normal-appearing genitalia is also included.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Pediatric Endocrinology
Subtitle of host publication	A Practical Clinical Guide, Second Edition
Publisher	Humana Press Inc.
Pages	423-440
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9781607613954
ISBN (Print)	9781607613947
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-395-4_24
State	Published - Jan 1 2013

Keywords

Challenges in medical management
Clinical approach
Disorders of sex development
Gender change
Gender dysphoria
Sexual differentiation

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