Psychosexual aspects of intersex syndromes;Sexualmedizinische aspekte bei intersexsyndromen

Urologe - Ausgabe A

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 981-991

  Bosinski, H A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Androgen insensitivitysyndrome; Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Gender identity; Genital surgery; Gonadal dysgenesis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; FERTILITY; GENDER IDENTITY; GONADAL DYSGENESIS; GONADECTOMY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HERMAPHRODITISM; HUMAN; PARENT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; WELLBEING;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HERMAPHRODITISM; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYNDROME;

EID: 33748516112     PISSN: 03402592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00120-006-1097-4     Document Type: Review

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