Open AccessSouth African Sports Medicine Association (SASMA) consensus statement on policy for managing athletes with disorders of sexual development (DSD)
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
south african journal of sports medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2078-516X
pISSN - 1015-5163
DOI - 10.17159/2078-516x/2010/v22i3a552
Subject(s) - athletes , medicine , association (psychology) , family medicine , statement (logic) , disorders of sex development , clinical psychology , psychiatry , physical therapy , psychology , psychotherapist , political science , law
SASMA views disorders of sexual development (DSD) as a medical condition that has profound physical and psychological effects on not only the individuals affected, but also their families. Like any other disorder, this condition has to be managed with a view to offer the best outcomes for affected individuals. When the attending physician identifies stigmata suggesting DSD in a newborn there should be proper consultation and education of parents.