history of intersex surgery history of intersex surgery the history of intersex surgery is intertwined with the development of the specialities of pediatric surgery, pediatric urology, and pediatric endocrinology, with our increasingly refined understanding of sexual differentiation, with the development of political advocacy groups united by a human qualified analysis, and in the last decade by doubts as to efficacy, and controversy over when and even whether some procedures should be performed. further information: intersex medical interventions and intersex in history intersex topics human rights and legal issues compulsory sterilization discrimination human rights reports legal recognition malta declaration medical interventions sex assignment sex characteristics (legal term) yogyakarta principles medicine and biology disorders of sex development genetic diagnosis medical interventions history orchidometer phall-o-meter prader scale quigley scale sexual differentiation more... society and culture endosex (antonym) civil society organizations fictional characters‎ films flag intersex and lgbt literature people religion military us researchers sex verification in sports television history and events history of surgery timeline intersex awareness day intersex day of remembrance international intersex forum rights by country argentina australia canada chile china colombia france germany kenya malta mexico nepal new zealand south africa spain switzerland taiwan uganda united kingdom united states