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Young people making SENSe of diagnosis and treatment

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When a young person is told that their sex development is not typical, what happens next?

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When a young person is told that their sex development is not typical, how do they experience that?
 
Who do they talk to about it?
 
What role do parents and clinicians play?
 
What understandings and support can all parties draw on to make good decisions about their health care in the following years?
 
How can health professionals make this process work better for young people?

Research Article:

Lundberg, T., Roen, K., Hirschberg, A. L., & Frisén, L. (2016). “It’s part of me, not all of me”: Young women’s experiences of receiving a diagnosis related to diverse sex development.

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