Disorders of Sex Development: A Guide for Parents and Physicians

by Steven D. Chernausek, Bradley P. Kropp, Amy B. Wisniewski, et al.

Book Overview

Compassionately written by an experienced team of professionals, this book offers parents and families essential information about the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of sex development, or DSD.

DSD refers to medical conditions, usually discovered at birth, in which there is disagreement between a person's genetic sex (i.e., chromosomes) and the appearance of the person's external or internal reproductive structures. After their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421405024
• ISBN13: 9781421405025
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher