Attitudes of adult 46, XY intersex persons to clinical management policies.
@article{MeyerBahlburg2004AttitudesOA, title={Attitudes of adult 46, XY intersex persons to clinical management policies.}, author={Heino F. L. Meyer-Bahlburg and Claude J. Migeon and Gary D. Berkovitz and John P. Gearhart and Curtis Dolezal and Amy B. Wisniewski}, journal={The Journal of urology}, year={2004}, volume={171 4}, pages={ 1615-9; discussion 1619 } }
PURPOSE
We surveyed a clinic sample of adult 46,XY intersex patients regarding attitudes to clinical management policies.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
All adult former patients of 1 pediatric endocrine clinic in the eastern United States whose addresses could be obtained and who consented to participation were surveyed by a comprehensive written followup questionnaire. Three questions on attitudes concerning the desirability of a third gender category and the age at which genital surgery should be…
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