This book offers families essential information about the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of sex development, or DSD.
Record details
ISBN:9781421405018 (hdbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN:9781421405025 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description:print x, 113 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Publisher:Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, c2012.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-106) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
An introduction to DSD -- What type of DSD does my child have? -- How will my newborn baby be evaluated? -- Gender development in DSD -- Understanding and weighing the treatment options -- Educating children about DSD -- Long-term health of people with DSD -- Challenges and special circumstances -- Peer support.