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Pediatric Gender Assignment : A Critical Reappraisal

A Critical Reappraisal

By: Stephen Zderic (Editor), Douglas A. Canning (Editor), Michael C. Carr (Editor), Howard McC Snyder (Editor)

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Published: January 2003
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This volume focuses on the medical and surgical issues surrounding children born with ambiguous genitalia and intersex states. The editors, all renowned in this area of pediatrics, discuss the most recent medical, psychological, and ethical protocols surrounding the clinical treatment of these children and adolescents. The endocrinological and hormonal aspects of this field are also discussed at great length. This volume is important for all researchers and professionals in the field of pediatric surgery, endocrinology, urology, and ethics.

Sry and the Genetics of Sex Determinationp. 1
Gonadal Differentiation - Normal and Abnormal Testicular Developmentp. 15
Mullerian Inhibiting Substance: An Updatep. 25
Micropenis: An Animal Model and Its Human Correlatesp. 41
Hypothalamic Imprinting by Gonadal Steroid Hormonesp. 57
Sexual Differentiation of the Human Hypothalamusp. 75
The Endocrinologist's Approach to the Intersex Patientp. 107
Sa-Reductase-2 Deficiency and Complete Androgen Insensitifity: Lessons from Naturep. 121
The Chop Experience with Cloacal Exstrophy and Gender Reassignmentp. 135
A Framework for the Ethically Justified Clinical Management of Intersex Conditionsp. 149
Gender Identity and Sex Assignment: A Reappraisal for the 21st Centuryp. 175
Gender Assignment and Reassignment in Intersexuality: Controversies, Data and Guidelines for Researchp. 199
Prenatal Diagnosis and Treatment of Intersex Statesp. 225
Anatomical Studies of the Fetal Genitalia: Surgical Reconstructive Implicationsp. 239
Feminizing Genitoplastyp. 251
Management of Cloacal Exstrophyp. 267
Total Phallic Construction, Option to Gender Reassignmentp. 275
Penile Reconstruction with a Free Sensate Osteocutaneous Fibula Flap in the Surgical Management of the Intersex Patientp. 283
Tissue Engineering Approaches for Genital Reconstructionp. 289
Indexp. 305
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ISBN: 9780306467592
ISBN-10: 0306467593
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 328
Published: January 2003
Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 15.5  x 2.0
Weight (kg): 1.41