Abstract
Early parental decisions about genital surgery in children born with atypical genitalia is the most controversial area of pediatric urology today. Parental decisional regret (DR), measured by the DR Scale (DRS), is one way of assessing parental perceptions of their decisions. Fisher et al. assessed DR among 55 parents of girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) undergoing genital surgery in childhood, illustrating several important points [ [1] Fisher R.S. Espeleta H.C. Baskin L.S. Buchanan C.L. Chan Y. Cheng E.Y. et al. Decisional regret about surgical and non-surgical issues after genitoplasty among caregivers of female infants with CAH. J Pediatr Urol. 2021 Oct 25; (S1477-5131(21)00465-4) Google Scholar ]. Decisional regret about surgical and non-surgical issues after genitoplasty among caregivers of female infants with CAHJournal of Pediatric UrologyVol. 18Issue 1PreviewCaregivers of female infants with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) often confront complex medical decision-making (e.g., early feminizing genitoplasty). Full-Text PDF
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