Book contents
- Variations in Sex Development
- Reviews
- Variations in Sex Development
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 Ordinary Lives
- Section 2 Medicalization and Resistance
- Section 3 Psychological Theories and Applications
- Section 4 Working Psychologically
- Chapter 9 Choosing “Normalizing” Genital Surgery
- Chapter 10 Caretakers’ Grief and Growth
- Chapter 11 Assigning Legal Gender
- Chapter 12 Disclosure
- Chapter 13 Sexual Intimacy
- Chapter 14 Childfreedom
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Chapter 9 - Choosing “Normalizing” Genital Surgery
from Section 4 - Working Psychologically
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 November 2022
- Variations in Sex Development
- Reviews
- Variations in Sex Development
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 Ordinary Lives
- Section 2 Medicalization and Resistance
- Section 3 Psychological Theories and Applications
- Section 4 Working Psychologically
- Chapter 9 Choosing “Normalizing” Genital Surgery
- Chapter 10 Caretakers’ Grief and Growth
- Chapter 11 Assigning Legal Gender
- Chapter 12 Disclosure
- Chapter 13 Sexual Intimacy
- Chapter 14 Childfreedom
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
Chapter 9 tackles the theme of choosing “normalizing” interventions, which applies to children and adults with variations. It explores the limits of choice regarding invasive and irrevocable “normalizing” interventions in the field of sex development. It considers the role of emotion in decision-making and the complexities of obtaining informed consent. In the practice vignette, demand for surgery by a young person (with CAH) is a foregone conclusion – a familiar scenario in DSD services and one that places the psychological care provider (PCP) in an ambiguous position. The service user also has clear psychosocial care needs. She brings a unique suite of intersecting social circumstances that place demand on the PCP to be fluid and responsive to the dynamic and challenging referral context. The PCP in the vignette does not have the answers, but it is hoped that the story opens up conversations on the theme.
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- Variations in Sex DevelopmentMedicine, Culture and Psychological Practice, pp. 147 - 165Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022