Young women with a disorder of sex development: Learning to share information with health professionals, friends and intimate partners about bodily differences and infertility

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1904-1913

  Sanders, Caroline ^a,b   Carter, Bernie ^a,b   Lwin, Rebekah ^c  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Disorder of sex development; Genital surgery; Infertility; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISORDER OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84936986086     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12661     Document Type: Article

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