Communicating with parents of the newborn with intersex: transcript of an interview.
The following is the actual transcript of an interview with a father whose child, who had a severe micropenis, was 3 weeks of age. The diagnosis had not yet been made, and a decision concerning sex of rearing had not yet been made. This text illustrates numerous important issues concerning communications with parents of infants with intersex.
Lee
Peter A
PA
Department of Pediatrics, Penn State University College of Medicine, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA. plee@psu.edu
Money
John
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D012734:Disorders of Sex Development; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008511:Medicine; D010290:Parents; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D013038:Specialization