Parental choice on normalising cosmetic genital surgery
@article{Liao2015ParentalCO, title={Parental choice on normalising cosmetic genital surgery}, author={Lih Mei Liao and Dan Wood and Sarah M Creighton}, journal={BMJ : British Medical Journal}, year={2015}, volume={351} }
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Hypospadias and the Performative, Psychological and Perfect Penis
- Medicine
- 2020
This chapter examines historical and contemporary reasoning by British medical professionals for cosmetic surgical interventions on boys’ penises, and explores the different ideas of what a penis “means” and is considered to be for, in medical accounts of hypospadias.
The Psychosocial Impact of Disorders of Sexual Development
- Medicine, Psychology
- 2019
Four themes emerged from the literature search; psychological support and treatment for parents and patients, the need for holistic management, quality of life assessment and identification of sociocultural factors that impact psychological health in DSD patients.
Clitoral surgery on minors: an interview study with clinical experts of differences of sex development
- MedicineBMJ Open
- 2019
How health professionals (HPs) navigate the contentious issues as they offer care to affected families is identified and clinicians may be more adept at integrating their new knowledge into a more coherent model of care to address the psychosocial concerns that genital surgery purports to overcome.
Diagnosing sex: Intersex surgery and ‘sex change’ in Britain 1930–1955
- HistorySexualities
- 2018
A history of intersex surgeries in Britain and the interaction with medical and popular discourses around ‘sex-change’ between 1930 and 1955 is explored.
The need for support and education for parents of children with reproductive differences
- Medicine, PsychologyBMJ : British Medical Journal
- 2015
A large number of adults with differences of sex development may defy “male/female” categorisation, and standardised, balanced education can promote acceptance.
Individualized care for patients with intersex (differences of sex development): part 4/5.Considering the Ifs, Whens, and Whats regarding sexual-reproductive system surgery.
- MedicineJournal of pediatric urology
- 2021
Legal, ethical, and human rights considerations for physicians treating children with atypical or ambiguous genitalia.
- MedicineSeminars in perinatology
- 2017
The treatment teams' ethical and legal responsibilities are examined and advice for treatment teams to follow that will protect their patients and their practices is provided.
Re-thinking the Zero Tolerance Approach to FGM/C: the Debate Around Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery
- MedicineCurrent Sexual Health Reports
- 2020
Drawing on the burgeoning medical, social science, and humanities literature surrounding labiaplasty, the paper documents the narrowing of aesthetic standards governing ‘normal’ genital appearance and finds that, in addition to adult women, thousands of adolescents have undergone these operations whose long-term health consequences are unknown.
Protecting children with intersex traits: legal, ethical, and human rights considerations
- Medicine
- 2020
The blurred distinction between therapeutic and non-therapeutic medical interventions for intersex children in Australia
- Political ScienceAustralian Journal of Human Rights
- 2022
ABSTRACT The international community’s response to intersex children’s issues lacks consensus, particularly in the context of medical interventions. Some States prohibit non-consensual genital…
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