Your child with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
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CAH, hormones & enzymes
- The nature of CAH
- What are hormones
- What are the adrenal glands?
- Control of the adrenal glands: the pituitary 'switch'
- Adrenal Hormones
- CAH - an enzyme deficiency
- The hormonal problem in CAH
- 'Non-salt-losers' and 'salt-losers'
- What causes an adrenal crisis?
So, your child's been found to have CAH.
Sounds terrible . . . but is it?
CAH is a fairly uncommon disorder, but one which is well understood and for which good treatment is readily available. People with CAH enjoy excellent health once treatment has been started, and live to a ripe old age. They can do anything they want to do, including marrying and having children. To maintain this state of good health, they do need to take medications, but this becomes accepted as part of life. The tablets are never in short supply and they don't cost a lot. There are many conditions much worse than CAH. CAH is a nuisance, but not a handicap. A support group of CAH patients, their parents and their friends exists to give you further assistance. Your doctor can put you in touch with them.
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