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I'm somewhat new to this board & have read many of the posts. I've noticed a women named Betsy has some harsh comments & opinions about the decision for surgery by parents. i'm a 22 yr. old female with CAH. i had the "surgeries" (vaginoplasty, clitoplasty) done when i was only a few months old. my parents never even told me about it. i found out accidently at a gynecologist exam when the dr was looking at my medical chart. i was 2o yrs old at the time. i always knew my opening was really small since i was never able to use tampons but i just thought it was b/c i was a virgin. but the doctor told me its b/c of the vaginoplasty. i also have almost no sensation in my clit. i can feel a little but it doesn't feel good at all. i'm very small down there. the doctor said my opening that was created is smaller than is pointer finger. half of that opening is my urethra. (my vaginal & urethra are the same hole seperated by a flap of skin.) this makes my vaginal opening about the size of my drs pinky finger he told me. (i'm still a virgin obviously. ican't have intercourse until i get dialation or surgery) even with all these problems i think the surgery needs to done at a young age. like most surgeries there could be complications that you just have to deal with. i couldn't imagine going through my life looking like i had a penis. its not right to put a child through that kind of embarrassment. they will know at young age they don't look like their peers. its hard enough accepting your body as normal teenage girl why make it harder. i accept my parents & drs descion, i just wish they would have told me. i would never have the bravery to get the surgeries done now. i'm glad my parents did it when i didn't what was going on. i guess my biggest concern know is finding a guy that will understand & accept me even though i have all these sexual problems.
