Disorders of Sex Development: Diagnostic Approaches and Management Options—An Islamic Perspective
- Author:
Nasir AM Al Jurayyan
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
birth defects, case management, diagnosis, genitalia, Islam, sex development disorders
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
2011;18(3):4-12
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Ambiguous genitalia, currently defined as disorders of sex development (DSD), are not
uncommon in the Muslim community. DSD constitute a complex, major social and medical
emergency, as several forms of congenital adrenal hyperplasia can lead to significant salt loss,
which may lead to shock if unrecognised and not appropriately treated. To ensure that the affected
individual has a high quality of life (a successful outcome), medical practitioners must quickly and
correctly assign the individual’s gender and effectively assuage the family’s concerns and anxieties.
It is important to review and understand the embryology and physiology of sexual differentiation,
and to understand the various aetiological causes of sexual ambiguity. In this review, the diagnostic
approach and management of ambiguous genitalia is thoroughly discussed from an Islamic point
of view.
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