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PRINCIPLES REGARDING INTERSEX HEALTH

The American Medical Student Association:

1.             SUPPORTS the Patient-Centered Model in managing the care of patients born with genitalia not standard for male or female. (2006)

2.             BELIEVES Intersexuality is primarily a problem of stigma and trauma, not gender. (2006)

3.             BELIEVES Surgeries done to standardize the genitals as strictly male or female should be deferred until a child is mature enough to make an informed decision for herself or himself. (2006)

4.             BELIEVES maturity in addition to psychological fitness, should be determined by the analysis of psychiatric examinations accepted by the medical community, in addition to clinical evaluations. (2006)

5.             URGES Medical Schools to include training in Intersex Health as part of its mandatory curriculum. (2006)