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International adoption medicine is a medical specialty area meeting ever-increasing needs. Learn more about it and where to find specialists.

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There is really a need for physicians who know more about international adoptions and the health issues that children adopted from other countries may have. Children adopted internationally may have health issues that are not expected or usually seen in children in the United States. This is why you need to see a physician who understands the special needs of adopted children. There are language issues too that may need attention as well as other physical, attachment, or learning issues that can only be seen by someone who is very experienced with them.