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ea0029p958 | Female Reproduction | ICEECE2012

Examination of the role of gynecologists in the management of patients with disorders of sex development

Sakakibara H. , Imai K. , Hyama T. , Nagata T. , Nakamura T. , Hirahara F.

Purpose: Disorders of sex development (DSD) are defined as having, ‘A chromosome, germinal gland, or anatomical structure that is atypical in the native state’. There are two types of patients with DSD who consult a gynecologist: patients diagnosed in childhood (group A), and patients diagnosed based on unusual secondary sex characteristics in adolescence (group B). In group A, gynecologists are required as a member of a multidisciplinary medical team for DSD. On the...