Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

The two intersex conditions of congenital adrenal hyperplasia comprise people being born with reproductive anatomy that doesn’t correspond to their gender and often associated with genetic mutations. Another intersex condition of congenital adrenal hyperplasia includes issues that affect the adrenal glands. The adrenal glands are known to produce a large amount of hormones that regulate different functions within the human…

The result of this study was that men with CAH were found to have no significant differences from unaffected males in sexual orientation or core gender identity. However, there were tremendous differences between women with and without Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. Women with CAH were shown to exhibit more male typical play as children, and then weakened core gender identity as adults. Women without the disorder exhibited regular female-typical play as children and then unaffected core gender…

Adrenal insufficiency so called Addison Disease is an endocrine condition defined as the inadequate production or action of glucocorticoids, principally a steroid hormone called cortisol. The adrenal insufficiency is a rare condition in childhood, but it carries the risk of adrenal crisis in the event of a child becoming unwell as a result of intercurrent illness, injury or surgery. Pathophysiology The adrenal glands have many functions contributing to homeostasis in the body. This is one of the…

CAH is on the opposite end of the spectrum from AIS. To explain CAD ” People have 2 adrenal glands. One is located on top of each of their kidneys. These glands make hormones, such as cortisol and aldosterone, that are essential for life. People with congenital adrenal hyperplasia lack an enzyme the adrenal gland needs to make the hormones. At the same time, the body produces more androgen, a type of male sex hormone. This causes male characteristics…

Two of the tests the child will undergo once the child is born are to determine the sex and also to rule out that the child does not have congenital adrenal hyperplasia, which is a rare genetic disorder and classified as a medical emergency (15 Notable Ambiguous Genitalia Statistics, 2014). Once that test has been established and the child has been identified as male or female, the child will go into…

A 13-year-old male is brought to his pediatrician for evaluation. The parents are concerned after the patient’s swim coach noticed that the patient’s chest “does not look normal.” Upon questioning, the patient has no particular complaints. However, during a review of systems, he admits to some recent blurring of his vision, requiring him to sit in the front of his classes. On exam, he is noted to have a tall stature with long limbs. He is able to hyperextend the elbows and can flex his fingers…

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common and perplexing endocrine disorder of women in their reproductive years. It is a heterogenous syndrome which is characterized by persistent hyperandrogenic chronic anovulation frequently associated with hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance, resulting in menstrual irregularity , infertility and hirsuitism. Over the years investigators began to study the etiopathogenesis of this disorder and through many modifications of terminology the condition has…

Jayde Holloway-Brown Professor Leslie Knapp October 15th,2017 Sex and Genders 4183-001 Essay We all do it. The birds, the bees, everyone does it and what I mean by It is. I mean sex. They have sex. There are many people out there that believe that all gender-specific attributes are acquired prenatally however, there are also neonatal anomalies that can also contribute to the gender of an individual. Whether we help “normalize” these individuals are up to the parents of the child and the…

Hirsutism is the excessive growth of terminal hair in men and women in areas such as the back, chest, or face. According to a research from the Medical University of South Carolina, Androgens, which are sex hormones including testosterone and androsterone,, are regularly found in greater amount in males. These are the responsible of stimulating the development of male sexual characteristics such as body structure. The causes for the increase in androgens responsible for hirsutism can be…

majority of people’s gender identity is congruent with their assigned gender and their biological sex. There are many different gender variations but almost all can be defined as a disorder of sexual development and intersex. Intersex is a variation in congenital sex anatomy but is also known as a disorder of sexual development. The disorders of sexual development range anywhere from a sex chromosome anomaly to a hormonal disorder. There are many different forms of each but the most common sex…