Working together in placing the long term interests of the child at the heart of the DSD evaluation
Working together in placing the long term interests of the child at the heart of the DSD evaluation
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10.1016/j.jpurol.2012.07.011
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发表时间:
2012-12-01
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2
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Magritte, Ellie
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作者:
Magritte, Ellie
This paper articulates a number of important but often ignored questions that families have during and following the diagnosis of a child with a DSD. Recounting a personal birth experience, it illustrates the urgent need for more psychological and educational support during and following diagnosis and gender assignment. Finally, the paper describes some practical strategies for raising a child living with genital difference. It urges everyone involved in the care of children with a DSD to support parents in looking beyond initial anxiety and worry and always to place the child's long term wellbeing at the very heart of the clinical decision-making and care. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Journal of Pediatric Urology Company.