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FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY American Journal of Law and Medicine 2004

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*41 WHO WILL MAKE ROOM FOR THE INTERSEXED?

Kate Haas [FNd1]

Copyright © 2004 by American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics Boston University School of Law; Kate Haas

June 30, 2001 article in The Lancet (Lancet 30 June 2001, Melton; 357:9274) discussing current research in the treatment of people with atypical genitals. A follow-up letter to the editor by Iain Morland (Lancet 15 December 2001; 358:9298) discusses the article further. The article is free from The Lancet, but requires a simple registration for access.

A ground-breaking statement and offering of guidelines from the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons Working Party on the Surgical Management of Children Born with Ambiguous Genitalia calling for a review of the current practices. It also includes a comprehensive appendix of currently performed genital surgeries:

December 2001 article in the British Medical Journal calling for an end ot non-disclosure to patients and their families regarding the truth and treatment of atypical genitals and managing the conditions using a multi-disciplinary approach: