Treatment of intersex needs open discussion

doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7342.919

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Cull Melissa (melissa.cull@mlcull.demon.co.uk), founder, Adrenal Hyperplasia Network

17 Newton Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 7EF

EDITOR—It is excellent to see surgery for ambiguous genitalia and intersex being openly discussed.1 2 3 4 5 These articles prove what patients have been saying for years, that surgery can, and does, cause damage to sexual function. This research is long overdue and most welcomed by patients and parents. I agree that cosmetic genital surgery needs to be reassessed.

Parents and patients need to have all the facts explained before opting for irreversible …