Does surgical genitoplasty affect gender identity in the intersex infant?

Hormone Research

Volumn 64, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 23-26

  Nihoul Fekete C ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Feminizing genitoplasty; Gender identity in intersex; Intersex; Masculinizing genitoplasty

Indexed keywords

CHILD REARING; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENDER IDENTITY; GENITOPLASTY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

COUNSELING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENITALIA; HERMAPHRODITISM; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 27944477393     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087749     Document Type: Conference Paper

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