Recommendations for 46,XY Disorders/Differences of Sex Development Across Two Decades: Insights from North American Pediatric Endocrinologists and Urologists.

ABSTRACT: Clinical decision-making for individuals with 46,XY disorders/differences of sex development (DSD) remains unsettled and controversial. The North American DSD Clinician Survey examines the recommendations of a large group of clinical specialists over the last two decades. Active members of the (Lawson Wilkins) Pediatric Endocrine Society and the Societies for Pediatric Urology were invited to respond to a web-based survey at three different timepoints: 2003-2004 (T1), 2010-2011 (T2), and 2019-2020 (T3). Data from 429 participants in T1, 435 in T2, and 264 in T3 were included in this study. The participants were presented with three XY newborn clinical case scenarios-micropenis, partial androgen insensitivity syndrome, and iatrogenic penile ablation-and asked for clinical management recomme

SUBMITTER: Khorashad BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11335971 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature