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Zusatztext This is an exceptional book for an audience that could desperately use an informed, sympathetic and understanding voice. If I knew someone who was struggling with their intersex condition or someone who wanted to know how others have experience and dealt with their intersex condition, Catherine Harper's Intersex would be at the top of my list of recommended readings. - The Journal of Sex Research Informationen zum Autor Catherine Harper is Dean of Art and Digital Industries at University of East London. Klappentext 'Intersex' draws heavily on the personal testimony of intersexed individuals, their loved ones and medical carers. Handling sensitive material with care, this book deepens our understanding of a condition that has itself only been understood in recent years. Zusammenfassung Intersex' is the condition whereby an individual is born with biological features that are simultaneously perceived as male and female. This important book draws heavily on the personal testimony of intersexed individuals, their loved ones, and medical carers. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. The 'Mythological Hermaphrodite' 3. Louise's Story and Others 4. David's Story and Diamond's Recommendations 5. Ade's Story 6. Sarah-Jane's Story and Others 7. Changes in Standards of Care? 8. Lorna, Jessie, Sal and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia 9. Joanne, Helen, Sue and Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome 10. Severe undervirilization in genetic males 11. 'Hermaphroditism' and Gonadal Dysgenesis 12. Sex chromosome variations: Klinefelter's Syndrome 13. Sex chromosome variations: Turner Syndrome 14. Conclusion Appendix 1. Correspondence and Interviews Appendix 2. Societies and Advocacy Groups Bibliography [183]
