Quality of Life and Psychological Adjustment of Women Living with 46,XY Differences of Sex Development

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1440-1449

  D'Alberton, Franco ^a   Assante, Maria Teresa ^a   Foresti, Maura ^a   Balsamo, Antonio ^a   Bertelloni, Silvano ^b   Dati, Eleonora ^c   Nardi, Laura ^a   Bacchi, Maria Letizia ^d   Mazzanti, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^c SAN GIUSEPPE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis Communication; Differences of Sex Development; DSD; Hormone Replacement Therapy; Psychological Adjustment; Psychology; Quality of Life

Indexed keywords

5 ALPHA REDUCTASE DEFICIENCY; ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPLETE ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISORDER OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GONADAL DYSGENESIS; HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL HYPOPLASIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT; 46, XY DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

46, XY DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84930380578     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12884     Document Type: Article

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