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Adolescents with Disorders of Sex Development: A 3-Year Psychosocial Follow-Up Before and After Gender Reassignment

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Ngameni Elodie Gaëlle, Kokou-Kpolou Kossigan, Camara Momar, Mbassa Menick Daniel, Sonfack Josiane and Thiam Mamadou Habib

Objectives: Psychosocial interventions have been increasingly proven to play a key role in a holistic team-oriented approach to disorders of sex development (DSD) care. This article examined the influence of cultural and religious factors on the acceptance of the decision for gender-reassignment surgery. Next, how this patient accepted herself and her body image, and invested in her femininity, was analyzed.

Methods: The study is based on a 3-year follow-up (from 2013 to 2015) of an adolescent with 46,XX DSD, in the mental health department of FANN National University Hospital in Dakar, Senegal. The patient and his/her parents and other family members underwent 12 sessions of counseling and supportive psychotherapy before and after surgical tre... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/0032-745X.1000305

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