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MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH INTERSEX CONDITIONS:
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Volume 19,
Issue 1, 2003 |
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Aspects of Outcome in
Children with Intersex Conditions |
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Gender Identity |
Sense of self as
male or female |
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Gender-role
Behavior |
Aspects of behavior
that differ between males and females; is multidimensional |
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Sexual Orientation |
Sex of target of
sexual arousal |
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Sexual Functioning |
Sexual sensitivity
Potential for
orgasm
Capacity for
intercourse, if desired |
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Psychological
adjustment
(“quality of life”)
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Happiness
Absence of distress
Satisfaction with
specific aspects of life e.g., psychosexual adjustment |
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