Interpretation of Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Endocrine Treatment of Children with Disorder of Sex Development

Abstract:

Disorder of sex development（DSD） is a group of chromosomal karyotypes，gonadal phenotypes，and gonadal anatomical discordant disorders. In order to further deepen the understanding of DSD by clinicians，standardize the diagnosis and treatment of patients with DSD，the Subspecialty Group of Endocrinologic，Hereditary and Metabolic Diseases，the Society of Pediatrics，the Chinese Medical Association issued Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Endocrine Treatment of Children with Disorder of Sex Development. The consensus provides clinicians with information on DSD classification，clinical evaluation，gender identification，endocrine hormone therapy and associated tumor risk. This paper interprets and further discusses the main contents of the consensus.