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Overview
This proceedings volume contains 19 contributions from clinicians and researchers addressing the issue of gender assignment of intersex pediatric patients. A sampling of topics includes the genetics of sex determination, the management of cloacal exstrophy, and the prenatal diagnosis and treatment of intersex states. Ethical considerations are also addressed. The editors are with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The papers were originally presented at a 1999 conference sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, ORSynopsis
This proceedings volume contains 19 contributions from clinicians and researchers addressing the issue of gender assignment of intersex pediatric patients. A sampling of topics includes the genetics of sex determination, the management of cloacal exstrophy, and the prenatal diagnosis and treatment of intersex states. Ethical considerations are also addressed. The editors are with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The papers were originally presented at a 1999 conference sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR