A Psychosexual Follow-Up Study of Patients with Mixed or Partial Gonadal Dysgenesis

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 333-338

  Szarras Czapnik, Maria ^a   Lew Starowicz, Zbigniew ^b   Zucker, Kenneth J ^c  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b Warszawa   (Poland)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disorders of sex development; Gender identity; Mixed gonadal dysgenesis; Partial gonadal dysgenesis; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER IDENTITY; GONADAL DYSGENESIS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASCULINITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GONADAL DYSGENESIS, MIXED; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALITY;

EID: 37049013546     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2007.03.096     Document Type: Article

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