Sociocultural Aspects of Disorders of Sex Development

Abstract

Disorders of sex development (DSD) is a congenital condition in which the help-seeking behavior for medical treatments, attitudes toward medical development of chromosomes, gonads, hormones, and reproductive treatment, religious beliefs, and values concerning marriage and fertility. The structures are atypical. DSD brings with it a psychological impact on the involvement of social scientists is needed to study sociocultural aspects of affected individual and their families. The consensus statement on DSD from more diverse cultures, to help affected individuals and their families management of DSD strongly advised an integrated and multidisciplinary in gaining better social acceptance. Key words: culture; socio-cultural; genital anomalies; disorders of sex development; and making decisions with regard to gender assignment or reassignment, stigma