PEDIATRICS Vol. 38 No. 3 September 1966, pp. 430-435
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AN APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM OF INTERSEX: THE ROLE OF THE GENERAL PEDIATRICIAN

Betty Suits Tibbs M.D.1

1 The University of Southern California Medical School at the Adolescent Unit of Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, California

A case of intersex, male pseudohermaphroditism in an adolescent, is reported as an example of the complicated medical problem which lends itself in the diagnosis and treatment to the multi-discipline approach emphasizing the relationship of one physician, the pediatrician, to the patient. The pediatrician recognizes and evaluates the problem, informs the parents of the problem, organizes the multi-discipline approach, counsels and supports the family during diagnosis and treatment, and provides follow-up care for the patient and family.

Submitted on January 12, 1966
Accepted on March 17, 1966