title: Follow-up of psychological outcomes of interventions in patients diagnosed with disorders of sexual development: A systematic review.
abstract: The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review of articles that followed up the psychological outcomes of interventions in patients with disorders of sexual development. The analysis focused on the methodological quality of the studies and the assumptions on the evaluation of the intervention outcomes. The review signaled the need for better consideration about the complexity of intersexuality and for a shift from the anatomical/functional/aesthetic to the subjective outcomes related to patient's quality of life. Furthermore, it is suggested that the interventions should be better investigated, given the lack of evidence for the necessity of early procedures.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil machadops@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Paula Sandrine
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Angelo Brandelli
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Henrique Caetano
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Nardi
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Anna Martha Vaitses
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fontanari
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Igor Rabuske
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Araujo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Daniela Riva
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Knauth
mesh_terms: D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: disorder of sexual development; follow-up; intersexuality; psychological outcomes; systematic review