Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia refers to a group of genetic disorders that affect the adrenal glands. These glands sit on top of the kidneys and release hormones the body needs to function. CAH creates imbalances in these hormones, which cause a wide range of symptoms in infants, children, and adults.

Treatment of all forms of CAH may include supplying enough glucocorticoid to reduce hyperplasia and overproduction of androgens or mineralocorticoids. Approximately one child in every 18 000 born in Great Britain has CAH.

Current research studies aims to improve our understanding of poor growth in children who have normal growth-hormone secretion, improve the final adult height of children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)