Jessica Kremen, Rebecca M Harris, Christopher E Aston, Meghan Perez, Paul F Austin, Laurence Baskin, Earl Y Cheng, Allyson Fried, Thomas Kolon, Bradley Kropp, Yegappan Lakshmanan, Natalie J Nokoff, Blake Palmer, Alethea Paradis, Dix Poppas, Kristy J Scott Reyes, Cortney Wolfe-Christensen, David A Diamond, Amy C Tishelman, Larry L Mullins, Amy B Wisniewski, Yee-Ming Chan
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Infants with genital development considered atypical for assigned female sex may undergo feminizing genitoplasty (clitoroplasty and/or vaginoplasty) in early life. We sought to identify factors associated with parent/caregiver decisions regarding genitoplasty for their children with genital virilization. DESIGN: Longitudinal, observational study. SETTING: 12 pediatric centers in the United States with multi-disciplinary DSD clinics, 2015-2020 PARTICIPANTS: Children <2 years with genital appearance atypical for female sex of rearing and their parents/caregivers...
August 7, 2022: Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology