"There are movements dedicated to opposing what is perceived to be current medical practice," he said. "Having said that, the medical profession accepts that practices need to change, and is trying very hard to develop protocols that better protect the best interests of patients."
The researchers published a set of ethical principles for the management of infants with DSD (Horm. Res. Paediatr. 2010;74:412-8) that were endorsed by the Fifth World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights, and are looking to test the principles in Australia and other cultural settings. They also are studying new methods of molecular diagnosis using next-generation DNA sequencing and gene chip technology that may provide swift and accurate diagnoses, he said.
The authors said they had no relevant financial disclosures.