Fixing Sex
Intersex, Medical Authority, and Lived Experience
By Katrina Karkazis
(Duke University Press, Paperback, 9780822343189, 365pp.)
Publication Date: November 2008
Categories: Gender Studies, Urology
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"This book is a velvet-gloved punch to the gut. "Fixing Sex" is astonishing, a tale told straight from the mouths of affected adults, parents, and physicians in tender and lyrical prose. It resonated deeply with my memories of motherhood in the disorders of sex development community. But the chapters devoted to clinicians made me weep. A physician myself, I remember my disbelief as the worlds of intersex and medicine collided in my own family. An extraordinary book for a wide audience, it is a huge step toward reconciliation and spiritual healing for its protagonists."--Arlene B. Baratz, M.D., family and medical consultant, Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support Group and Accord Alliance

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