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How can you tell if you have a child with cah?

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Pediatric endocrine: If you suspect that your child has cah, please see a pediatric endocrinologist. This is a specialist who makes such a diagnosis and treats it as well.

Answered 10/20/2015

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Some at Birth/Others: Congenital Renal Hyperplasia is a congenital Disorder that affects both males and females Female babies may be diagnosed at birth due to having ambiguous external genitalia and sometimes are confused as males and the boys may may appear normal at birth and may go through puberty at an early age and have large Penis and a severe form called salt loosing and may give symptoms of salt depletion weakn

Answered 1/19/2017

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Newborn screening: Most states including Texas have screened for this disorder in newborns for years using the blood spots on a newborns exit testing. If you suspect this mignt have been missed, the kids doc cam certainly test for specific issues.

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