Sex Assignment in Conditions Affecting Sex Development. [PDF]
J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol, 2017 The newborn infant with atypical genitalia presents a challenging clinical scenario and requires expert input. There have been appreciable advances in our knowledge of the underlying causes that may lead to a mere difference or a more serious disorder of sex development (DSD), the natural history of conditions, as well as the short and long-term ...
Markosyan R, Ahmed SF.
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Male recognition bias in sex assignment based on visual stimuli. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 AbstractAccording to previous ethnomethodological and cognitive studies on sex assignment, if a figure has male sexual characteristics people are more likely to think it is a man than they think it is a woman when the figure has female sexual characteristics.
Federici S +3 more
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Sex Assignment in Cases of Ambiguous Genitalia. [PDF]
CureusAmbiguous genitalia is a rare disorder where it is unclear whether an infant's external genitals are male or female. This can be attributed to various internal and external etiologies, such as androgen receptor abnormalities, gonadal abnormalities (such as gonadal dysgenesis or Klinefelter syndrome where a male has an extra X chromosome), enzymatic ...
Mohammed H +7 more
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Neonatal Sex Assignment in Disorders of Sex Development: A Philosophical Introspection. [PDF]
J Neonatal Surg, 2017 Management of ambiguous genitalia is highly controversial. This condition was known previously as intersex and presently as disorders of sex development (DSD). There is no consensus regarding the choice, timing and method of sex assignment in neonates with DSD.
Raveenthiran V.
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Intersexual Births: The Epistemology of Sex and Ethics of Sex Assignment [PDF]
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 2018 This article aims to analyse a possible manner of approaching the birth of intersexual children. We start out by summing up what intersexuality is and how it is faced in the dominant clinical practice (the "treatment paradigm"). We then argue against this paradigm, in favour of a postponement of genital surgery.
Matteo Cresti
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Controversies on Timing of Sex Assignment and Surgery in Individuals With Disorders of Sex Development: A Perspective. [PDF]
Front Pediatr, 2018 Appropriate management of disorders of sex development (DSD) has been a matter of discussion since the first guidelines were published in the 1950s. In the last decade, with the advent of the 2006 consensus, the classical methods, especially regarding timing of surgery and sex of rearing, are being questioned.
Hemesath TP +5 more
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Assessing sex assignment concordance with genotype and phenotype. [PDF]
Int J Pediatr Endocrinol, 2013 AbstractObjectivesTo catalogue patients with DSD and to assess the concordance of genotype and phenotype with sex assignment at birth compared to sex assignment before and following assessment by a Gender Medicine Team (GMT) at one institution, as an initial step in formulating standardized guidelines for management of these conditions.DesignAfter ...
Suresh D +9 more
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Unexpected ethical dilemmas in sex assignment in 46,XY DSD due to 5‐alpha reductase type 2 deficiency [PDF]
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, 2017 Elizabeth McCauley +2 more
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Fluidity models in ancient Greece and current practices of sex assignment [PDF]
Seminars in Perinatology, 2017 Marni Axelrad +2 more
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Assignment of the sex of rearing in the neonate with a disorder of sex development [PDF]
Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 2009 Infants born with ambiguous genitalia [henceforth referred to as Disorder of Sex Development (DSD)] present a unique set of clinical challenges requiring an organized yet practical approach. Given the low frequency with which these types of patients are encountered, their management is best accomplished by practitioners experienced with DSDs.
Jakub, Mieszczak +2 more
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