Why pediatricians need to know the disorders of sex development: experience of 709 cases in a specialized service.

CONCLUSIONS: This study presents the largest series in the literature of patients with DSD treated in a single service. The time of referral of the majority of patients with ambiguous genitalia fell short of the ideal, and milder cases of ambiguous genitalia and many with pubertal manifestations are referred even later. The results reinforce the importance of continuing education for professionals who will have the first contact with these patients, mainly pediatricians and neonatologists.
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Source: Jornal de Pediatria - June 25, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Beck MSE, Germano CW, Barros BA, Andrade JGR, Paula GB, Miranda ML, Guaragna MS, Fabbri-Scallet H, Mazzola TN, Viguetti-Campos NL, Vieira TAP, Lemos-Marini SHV, Marques-de-Faria AP, Silva RBPE, Mello MP, Maciel-Guerra AT, Guerra-Júnior G Tags: J Pediatr (Rio J) Source Type: research