Dialogue with a pediatric surgeon at CitizenShift

Dr Devendra K Gupta, Profssor and Head of the Dept of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, comments:

In a CAH case, if the baby has clitoromegaly, hirsuitism, and the parents can NOT expose the baby even in the family to celebrate the first birthday as a boy or a girl – what would be your choice ? To touch or not to touch the genitalia, allow the parents to wait and not to expose the bay till he / she is an adult?????????????????????????????????

We’re not sure what the doctor means in regards to “exposing” the child. Genitalia are a private matter, and can reman so.

OII’s founder Curtis Hinkle comments in this treat; he’s a citizen of the USA who lives in the USA.

Chris S xxy is an Australian member of OII and of OII Australia.

Zoe Brain is an Australian who lives in Canberra.

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Related link:

CitizenShift – Additional information on intersex conference sponsored by Sick Kids