Re: Rare but possible.
9/25/01 7:37 AM
Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that this subject (whether or not carriers can have symptoms) should not be further studied, in order to advance our knowledge of this condition---of course it should!  Kaye's family, for example, is understandably one that has made the researchers stand up and take notice, and the severity of the symptoms in many of her family members has obviously necessitated the need for treatment.  I was only trying to make the point that---because the symptoms of CAH are so far-reaching and carriers of the condition are, in fact, extremely common-place---we also have to decide whether being able to link a certain characteristic to being a carrier of CAH makes a difference in how we would otherwise proceed with our lives.  I think much of it depends on what the symptom is, its severity, and what we are comfortable tolerating,  BUT I can certainly understand where my response might have sounded close-minded and unequivocal, SO......Open mouth, insert foot?! (Or is that the sound of me eating crow??!!)
Carol
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