Revealing the diagnosis of androgen insensitivity syndrome in adulthood - BMJ

BMJ 2005;331:628-630 (17 September), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7517.628
Education and debate
Ethics in practice

Revealing the diagnosis of androgen insensitivity syndrome in adulthood

Jennifer Conn, senior lecturer in medical education1, Lynn Gillam, lecturer in ethics2, Gerard S Conway, consultant endocrinologist3
1 Faculty Education Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia, 2 Centre for the Study of Health and Society, Department of Public Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia, 3 Department of Endocrinology, Middlesex Hospital, London W1T 3AA

Correspondence to: G Conway g.conway@ucl.ac.uk

It is always going to be difficult for a woman to find out that she is genetically male. What are the ethical issues generated by being confronted by outdated practice on disclosure?

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