Abstract
Published in 2006, the Consensus statement on management of intersex disorders sought to reform the medical care of people with Differences of Sex Development (DSD). The authors suggest changes in language to decrease the use of gendering (e.g. masculinized) and pathologizing (e.g. pseudohermaphrodite) language to describe patients. Despite this, people with DSD continue to express discomfort with the language their healthcare providers use. It is critical to address this gap to provide patient-centered care. Providers may struggle to use best language, and may learn the language they use through articles. In this study, a sample of peer-reviewed journal articles are analyzed to assess the impact of the Consensus Statement on the use of gendering and pathologizing language in medical discourse on DSD.
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