AMBIGUOUS GENITALIA AND DISORDERS OF SEXUAL DIFFERENTIATION

Course overview

INFANTS BORN WITH A DISORDER OF SEX DEVELOPMENT (DSD) PROMPT MULTIPLE MEDICAL, SURGICAL, ETHICAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL, AND PHYSICAL ISSUES FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR PARENTS. THE PREVIOUS TERMS, SUCH AS INTERSEX, HERMAPHRODITISM, PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM, ETC., ARE OUTDATED AND ARE REPLACED BY THE TERM DISORDERS OF SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT (DSD). THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF INFANTS BORN WITH DSD AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.