Please help. I am concerned about my 18 month-old daughter. We have just discovered that my 29 year-old husband is a carrier of CAH. He is shorter than average height, had severe acne as a teenager, had early puberty and excess body hair. His sister was diagnosed with the non salt wasting form of CAH a few years ago. She is now 15 years old and takes cortisol. She experienced many of the same symptoms as my husband and has "normal" genitalia. His other two siblings do not have CAH. With regards to my daugher, we have consulted with an endocrinologist and basically he says we cannot do anything for my daughter at this point. He refused to test her because the testing is so painful. Basically, he suggested we wait until we start to see signs of early puberty, etc. and then have her take cortisol to stop the bone fusing and allow her to grow properly. I'm also being tested to see if I'm a CAH carrier. I have two questions. Does only one parent need to be a carrier for a child to develop CAH? I'm reading conflicting explanations to this issue. And, is there more that I can do for my daugher now? I feel helpless and am afraid that if I wait to treat her until these signs of CAH develop at puberty, it will be too late. Thank you.