Hi Susan,

I have  11-Hydroxylase deficiency Simple- Virilizing Deficiency Classical Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia which from my reading is prevalent in Sephardic Jews and been the subject of medical journals. This isn’t to say that it isn’t in other populations also but interseting in the amount of people that are Sephardic that have it/carry it. 11- hydroxylase is 3% of those with classical CAH - it’s the last stop before cortisol is made ....."I coulda be a contender" hehe  I make aldosterone. When I was 10  (1980) after yet another violating genital exam, I refused to take the pred and got sick went back to the hospital with sky rocking blood pressure- Docs were happy to study the pathway and found that it was 11 instead of 21.      

21- Hydroxylase deficiency CAH  is prevalent in the Aschkenazi Jewish Population in particualr Late Onset.  This isn’t to say that it isn’t in other populations also like Hispanics. LOCAH from what I’ve been told is like 1 in 100 for Aschkenazi Jews and 1 in 60 Hispanics. But yet people don’t know about CAH and it’s beautiful Ms. Leight created this foundation.

I was thinking about going back to school to teach history or be a nurse but right know trying to just cheer myself up becasue I think I have beginning diabetes.

The adrenal gland and the clusters of conditions that go around it......I’m adopted so my family is going thru different medical issues than me. I come to share and relate.