Journal article
Gender assignment surgery on children with disorders of sex development: a case report and discussion from South Africa
Journal of child health care, Vol.12(1), pp.49-59
03/2008
DOI: 10.1177/1367493507085618
PMID: 18287184
Abstract
This case report highlights the dilemma faced by staff with regard to the timing of surgery on a child with a disorder of sex development living in a large, lower socio-economic class, South African, urban township. In this community, children with disorders of sex development can sometimes become an object of interest and ridicule or are thought to be bewitched. Many parents of children with such disorders find it difficult to protect their offspring from the marginalization and rejection that is the consequence of such curiosity and transparency. Current research and theory pertaining to the biological and social bases of gender identity and behaviour are reviewed and their capacity to guide decisions is explored. The absence of a support group to assist these children and their parents, and the paucity of information available in the public domain, compounds an already challenging problem.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Gender assignment surgery on children with disorders of sex development: a case report and discussion from South Africa
- Creators
- Ethelwyn Rebelo - Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, South Africa. psyche@mweb.co.zaChristopher P SzaboGraeme Pitcher
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of child health care, Vol.12(1), pp.49-59
- DOI
- 10.1177/1367493507085618
- PMID
- 18287184
- NLM abbreviation
- J Child Health Care
- ISSN
- 1367-4935
- eISSN
- 1741-2889
- Publisher
- England
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2008
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Surgery; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984051748902771
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