title: Multidisciplinary care for individuals with disorders of sex development.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Recommendations regarding the care of individuals with disorders of sex development include that care be provided by multidisciplinary teams. This article will discuss team composition and function as well as the role of the gynecologist and barriers to such care.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Many barriers to multidisciplinary care exist, but recent reports stress the roles of different team members as well as tools for planning and implementation of such a team that may help to overcome such barriers. All current recommendations include the participation of a gynecologist in the disorders of sex development team. Gynecologists are in the unique position to continue to provide care as these individuals mature into adulthood.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Multidisciplinary care for patients with disorders of sex development is recommended and gynecologists provide unique expertise.
authors.affiliation: MedStar Washington Hospital Center/Children's National Medical Center, and Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gomez-Lobo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry; D037001:Directive Counseling; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006176:Gynecology; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008611:Mentors; D010348:Patient Care Team; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D024382:Professional Role; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric
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