Article: Recommendations of patients and families of girls with 46XX CAH in the UK regarding the timing of surgery
The article, published 23rd November 2020, concluded that ‘expert families and patients in the UK who have had CAH surgery, recommend surgery in the first few years of life vs. adulthood’ and that while there is a ‘selection bias’, this finding ‘may support multi-disciplinary teams in continuing to discuss surgery as an option in childhood’.
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What you should know about COVID-19 – updated 10th August 2021
Guidance from other organizations is continually being issued and we'll do our best to link to them below - please keep checking back here for more updates. UPDATE 10th August 2021 Article: “ChAdOx1 SARS‐CoV‐2 vaccination: A putative precipitant of adrenal crises”...
New Drug Research Study (LuAG13909): Participants wanted
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Research – Emotion Perception in Youth with CAH
"Altered Emotion Perception Linked to Structural Brain Differences in Youth With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia" From Volume 25, Fall 2023 Cares Foundataion Newsletter "Conclusion: Findings suggest that youth with CAH perceive emotive stimuli as more unpleasant....
Annual General Meeting – 26th November, 10:30am UK time via MS Teams
The CAH Support Group is pleased to announce its 5th Annual General Meeting (AGM). It will be held virtually, via MS Teams, on 26th November 2023 at 10:30 am UK time. If you'd like to see the agenda and/or attend, please contact Sallyann (her details are on the ‘Meet...