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Table 2 Participants' children's characteristics (n = 28)

From: Children with disorders of sex development: A qualitative study of early parental experience

 

n (%)

   

Gender

    

   Boy

19 (67.9)

   

   Girl

9 (32.1)

   

Age (years)

    

   Mean (SD)

4.1 (1.9)

   

   Range

0.75-6.99

   

Number of Genital Surgeries

    

   Mean (SD)

2.46 (1.06)

   

   Range

1-4

   
   

Gender of Rearing

   

Boy

Girl

DSD Diagnosis a

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Sex Chromosome DSD

3 (10.7)

3 (100)

0 (0)

   45XO/46XY Mixed gonadal dysgenesis

1

1

0

   45XO/46XisoY Mixed gonadal dysgenesis

1

1

0

   45XO/46XY/47XYY Mixed gonadal dysgenesis

1

1

0

46, XX DSD

8 (28.6)

1 (12.5)

7 (87.5)

   Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

7

0

7

   Ovotesticular DSD

1

1

0

46, XY DSD

17 (60.7)

15 (88.2)

2 (11.8)

   Aphallia

1

1

0

   Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS)

1

0

1

   Partial AIS (PAIS)

1

1

0

   Partial gonadal dysgenesis

3

2

1

   Partial AIS vs Idiopathic vs 5α-reductase-2 deficiency

4

4

0

   Severe hypospadias with cryptorchidism and chordee

1

1

0

   Severe hypospadias with chordee

6

6

0

  1. a see reference [1] for details of DSD nomenclature.