An Assessment of Outcomes in Adolescent and Adult Females with Simple Virilizing and Salt-Losing Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
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Summary
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a genetic condition leading to excessive secretion of male hormones from the adrenal glands, typically beginning before birth. In females, this usually leads to excessive masculinization of the genitalia, resulting in genitals that are not clearly male or female. Females with CAH generally have surgery to normalize the genitalia within the first two years of life and may require additional surgical procedures in adolescence or young adulthood. Additionally, chronic steroid treatment is required to normalize growth and prevent signs and symptoms of excessive male hormone production. There are few long term outcome data about quality of life, self-image, and sexual functioning in older adolescents and young adults, particularly those undergoing treatment using current approaches. This study aims to assess these outcomes by obtaining questionnaire data from subjects aged 15 years and older who received medical care at Riley Hospital for Children through the Section of Pediatric Endocrinology or the Division of Pediatric Urology.
Description
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a genetic condition leading to excessive secretion of male hormones from the adrenal glands, typically beginning before birth. In females, this usually leads to excessive masculinization of the genitalia, resulting in genitals that are not clearly male or female. Females with CAH generally have surgery to normalize the genitalia within the first two years of life and may require additional surgical procedures in adolescence or young adulthood. Additionally, chronic steroid treatment is required to normalize growth and prevent signs and symptoms of excessive male hormone production. There are few long term outcome data about quality of life, self-image, and sexual functioning in older adolescents and young adults, particularly those undergoing treatment using current approaches. This study aims to assess these outcomes by obtaining questionnaire data from subjects aged 15 years and older who received medical care at Riley Hospital for Children through the Section of Pediatric Endocrinology or the Division of Pediatric Urology.
Details
| Condition | congenital adrenal hyperplasia |
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| Age | 100years or below |
| Clinical Study Identifier | TX6304 |
| Last Modified on | 19 February 2024 |
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