I have just been aquainted with this site and think it is wonderful!

I have two sons with CAH, and have had three miscarriages.  It has been a rocky road at the least, but my boys have brought me much joy despite the pain and fear.

I had my first son, Kevin, at age 20.  Kevin was born with CAH.  I became pregnant again 2 1/2 years after Kevin was born.  We were concerned about our unborn child having CAH also, but they had not done any genetic testing on us before then.  When the time was right, the doctor's scheduled me for an amiocentesis to one: determine if my unborn child had CAH, and two: for genetic testing.  Blood was tested from my husband, Kevin, the amio, and myself.  The results were that both my husband and myself had a deffective gene that causes CAH.  Through these tests, they were also able to identify the gene that carries CAH and use it to test newborn babies with the PKU tests right after they are first born.  I pray this has saved lives of so many children.

At the time they were doing testing in a different country on giving the mother carrying a CAH child, the medication, if the baby was a girl.  They were trying to see if this reduced the amount of surgeries the child would need after being born. 

Thank you for being here.

Beth