Size matters: Experiences of atypical genital and sexual development in males

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 529-543

  Chadwick, Paul M ^a,c,e   Liao, Lih Mei ^a,d   Boyle, Mary E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e University of East London ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Genitalia; Hypogonadism; Puberty; Sexual development

Indexed keywords

HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYPTORCHISM; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPITUITARISM; IDENTITY; INTERVIEW; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE GENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; MICROPENIS; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBERTY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ADULT; GENITALIA, MALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBERTY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 22344441432     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105305053420     Document Type: Article

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