Evolving language reflects evolving understanding: updated terms for anatomical description in i/VSC/DSD

IF 12.1 1区医学 Q1 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY

Nature Reviews Urology Pub Date : 2025-04-14 DOI:10.1038/s41585-025-01035-5

Jax Whitehead, Marissa Adams, Adam Davies, Emilie K. Johnson, Louise Tucker C. Pyle

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Abstract

Medical terminology requires periodic updates based on the input of affected communities and/or to reflect advances in scientific understanding. An update to terminology to replace the terms ‘ambiguous’ and ‘atypical’ as descriptors of external genital anatomy in the intersex, variations of sex characteristics and differences of sex development (i/VSC/DSD) field could be an important step forwards in the field.

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Nature Reviews Urology 医学-泌尿学与肾脏学

CiteScore

12.50

自引率

2.60%

发文量

123

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Nature Reviews Urology is part of the Nature Reviews portfolio of journals.Nature Reviews' basic, translational and clinical content is written by internationally renowned basic and clinical academics and researchers. This journal targeted readers in the biological and medical sciences, from the postgraduate level upwards, aiming to be accessible to professionals in any biological or medical discipline. The journal features authoritative In-depth Reviews providing up-to-date information on topics within a field's history and development. Perspectives, News & Views articles, and the Research Highlights section offer topical discussions and opinions, filtering primary research from various medical journals. Covering a wide range of subjects, including andrology, urologic oncology, and imaging, Nature Reviews provides valuable insights for practitioners, researchers, and academics within urology and related fields.