Ambiguous genitals and the choice of gender

In 8 children with ambiguous external genitals, sex chromosome, hormonal and histological examinations were performed. On this basis the registered sex and the surname of the child were changed from the registered male to female in 3 cases and from female to male in one case. Diagnosis and the decis...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta paediatrica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 1978, Vol.19 (3), p.191-198
Hauptverfasser:	Kiss, P, Osztovics, M, Szönyi, P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital - diagnosis Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome - diagnosis Child, Preschool Disorders of Sex Development - diagnosis Dysgerminoma - diagnosis Female Genitalia - abnormalities Gonads - abnormalities Humans Hypospadias - diagnosis Infant Infant, Newborn Karyotyping Male Sex Chromosome Aberrations - diagnosis Sex Determination Analysis Testicular Neoplasms - diagnosis Turner Syndrome - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:	In 8 children with ambiguous external genitals, sex chromosome, hormonal and histological examinations were performed. On this basis the registered sex and the surname of the child were changed from the registered male to female in 3 cases and from female to male in one case. Diagnosis and the decision about the gender are urgent tasks, since prolonged waiting may have serious consequences in psychosexual development.
ISSN:	0001-6527