Abstract
The role of genital surgery in the treatment of intersex conditions is under intense scrutiny. There is significant consumer dissatisfaction, with intersex peer support groups around the world expressing condemnation of infant genital surgery performed for cosmetic reasons. 1 Intersex Initiative (IPDX): Available: www.ipdx.org Google Scholar , 2 Cull M.L. Treatment of intersex needs open discussion. BMJ. 2002; 324 (Accessed 7/04): 919 Crossref PubMed Google Scholar , 3 Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support Group (AISSG): Available: www.medhelp.org/www/ais. Accessed 7/04 Google Scholar Challenges to the current practice of infant feminizing genital surgery are being made at every level including that of alleged Human Rights abuses. 4 Human Rights Commission for the City and Council of San Francisco, 25 Van Ness Avenue #800, San Francisco, California. Public Hearing May 2004 Google Scholar Clinicians working in this area are unlikely to escape question and need to be able to demonstrate that if they recommend genital surgery, there is an acceptable evidence base to justify it as being in the best interest of the child.
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