1. Patients with genital ambiguity referred without a sex definition: the relationship between clinical picture and defined sex of rearing.
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Santos HC, Barros BA, El-Beck MS, Miranda ML, Guaragna MS, Fabbri-Scallet H, Mazzola TN, Vieira TP, Mello MP, Marques-de-Faria AP, Maciel-Guerra AT, and Guerra-Junior G
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- Humans, Male, Female, Child, Adolescent, Child, Preschool, Infant, Gender Identity, Karyotyping, Disorders of Sex Development genetics, Disorders of Sex Development diagnosis
- Abstract
Objective: It was to verify the association between the definition of sex of rearing and, clinical and cytogenetic features among patients with genital ambiguity referred without a sex assignment., Methods: The sample consisted of 133 patients with genital ambiguity seen at a single reference service. These patients did not have a defined social sex at the first consultation and their etiological diagnosis was obtained during follow-up., Results: A total of 133 cases were included, 74 of which were reared as males and 59 as females. No correlation was found between the year of birth and the year of the first consultation with the definition of sex of rearing. However, the definition of sex of rearing was associated with age at the first consultation, severity of genital ambiguity, presence of palpable gonad(s), presence of uterus on ultrasound, karyotype, and diagnosis. Palpable gonad(s), more virilized genitalia, absence of a uterus on ultrasound, 46, XY karyotype, or a karyotype with sex chromosome abnormalities emerged as strong predictors for defining male sex. All 77 (58 %) patients over 18 years old had a gender identity in accordance with the sex of rearing; though 9 of 77 (12 %) had homo or bisexual orientation, especially girls with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia., Conclusions: Clinical and cytogenetic data were strongly associated with the definition of the sex of rearing of children with genital ambiguity referred to a DSD center without sex assignment. Management in a specialized center allows the establishment of a gender identity in accordance with the sex of rearing., Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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