2006/08/01 by Peter A. Lee, Christopher P. Houk, S. Faisal Ahmed +1 · 7 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Sexual Differentiation and Disorders #Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities #Testicular diseases and treatments
paper · doi:10.1542/peds.2006-0738
openalex publication_date 2006/08/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
The birth of an intersex child prompts a long-term management strategy that involves a myriad of professionals working with the family. There has been progress in diagnosis, surgical techniques, understanding psychosocial issues and in recognizing and accepting the place of patient advocacy. The Lawson Wilkins Paediatric Endocrine Society (LWPES) and the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) considered it timely to review the management of intersex disorders from a broad perspective, to review data on longer term outcome and to formulate proposals for future studies. The methodology comprised establishing a number of working groups whose membership was drawn from 50 international experts in the field. The groups prepared prior written responses to a defined set of questions resulting from an evidence based review of the literature. At a subsequent gathering of participants, a framework for a consensus document was agreed. This paper constitutes its final form.