Disorders Sex Development
If you think you have a DSD
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If you think or know you have a DSD, help and support is available.
Speak to your GP initially, as they'll be able to refer you to a team of specialist healthcare professionals whocan offer support and advice.
Most people with a DSD stay with the gender they were assigned as a baby, but if you feel the gender you were assigned doesn't represent who you are, you may wish to change your gender. This will be something you can discuss with your careteam.
If you have a DSD, you may be infertile, and may need hormone therapy and psychological support. The right care and support can help you come to terms with your condition and lead anormal life.
Articles for Disorders Sex Development
Advice for parents of older children
Sometimes a DSD may be diagnosed if an older child doesn't develop normally in puberty. For example, your child may not start the normal puberty changes, or may start puberty but notget periods. Spea
Advice for parents of older children
Sometimes a DSD may be diagnosed if an older child doesn't develop normally in puberty. For example, your child may not start the normal puberty changes, or may start puberty but notget periods. Spea
If you think you have a DSD
If you think or know you have a DSD, help and support is available. Speak to your GP initially, as they'll be able to refer you to a team of specialist healthcare professionals whocan offer support a
If you think you have a DSD
If you think or know you have a DSD, help and support is available. Speak to your GP initially, as they'll be able to refer you to a team of specialist healthcare professionals whocan offer support a
Introduction
Find out about disorders of sex development (DSDs), a group of rare conditions where the reproductive organs and genitals don't develop as expected.
Support groups
If you have a DSD or you're the parent of a child with a DSD, you may find it useful to contact or join a support group. These groups can often offer more information and advice about living with a D
Support groups
If you have a DSD or you're the parent of a child with a DSD, you may find it useful to contact or join a support group. These groups can often offer more information and advice about living with a D
Types of DSDs
There are manydifferent types of DSD.Below are some examples. Female geneswith ambiguous or male-looking genitals Some people haveXX (female) chromosomes with normal ovaries and womb, but their geni
Types of DSDs
There are manydifferent types of DSD.Below are some examples. Female geneswith ambiguous or male-looking genitals Some people haveXX (female) chromosomes with normal ovaries and womb, but their geni
What happens after birth
Some DSDs are suspected soon after birth because of obvious signs such as undescended testicles or an atypical genital appearance. Anumber of tests may be carried out to help confirm the diagnosis a
What happens after birth
Some DSDs are suspected soon after birth because of obvious signs such as undescended testicles or an atypical genital appearance. Anumber of tests may be carried out to help confirm the diagnosis a
