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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2019

6. DSD and Gender Dysphoria

Ethical Aspects

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6.10. Management of pediatric patients with DSD and ambiguous genitalia: Balancing the child's moral claims to self-determination with parental values and preferences

DA Diamond , J Swartz , A Tishelman , J Johnson , YM Chan

J Pediatr Urol. 2018 Oct;14(5):416.e1–416.e5.doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2018.04.029. PubMed ID: 29903608This paper discusses the management of three DSD cases with difficult sex assignment at a US center. The goal of this report was to explore factors involved in parental decision making and the challenge to reconcile respect for the child’s integrity with ...