F1000 Commentary: Genital surgery for disorders of sex development: implementing a shared decision-making approach

Posted on September 11, 2014 by

Karkazis K, Tamar-Mattis A, Kon AA.. J Pediatr Endorinol Metab. 2010;23:789-806 DOI: 10.1515/jpem.2010.129 Abstract   Ongoing controversy surrounds early genital surgery for children with disorders of sex development, making decisions about these procedures extraordinarily complex. Professional organizations have encouraged healthcare providers to … Continue reading →

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About F1000

Posted on September 11, 2014 by

F1000 is composed of approximately 5,000 international clinical and research experts who recommend what they believe are the most important articles in their field, rating them and providing brief explanations for their selections.

Accord Alliance advisory board member David Sandberg, Ph.D. and colleagues make recommendations on studies pertaining to disorders of sex development and they are reprinted here with permission of F1000. Authors of commentaries do not receive any compensation for their effort and freely choose the articles to review.

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Developing Multidisciplinary Teams

Posted on July 11, 2013 by

Advocacy Advisory Network member Mary Elizabeth Moran and Katarina Karkazis have recently published an article: “Developing a Multidisciplinary Team for Disorders of Sex Development: Planning, Implementation, and Operation Tools for Care Providers”. In this article, the authors discuss how a multidisciplinary … Continue reading →

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F1000 Commentary: Disorders of Sex Development-When and How to Tell the Patient

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Austin J, Tamar-Mattis A, Mazur T, Henwood MJ, Rossi WC: Pediatr Endocrinol Rev. 2011; 8:213-7 DOI: 10.3410/f.13398997.14768117 Abstract Physicians and other providers are often confronted with difficult decisions in the area of disclosure. This article examines a hypothetical situation relevant to … Continue reading →

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