--- judy hastie <judyjhastie@...> wrote:
> I have just learned about CAH so please forgive me
> if
> this is a stupid question. We are planning a family
> and so gathering information about any hereditary
> medical conditions that run in our families. There
> was a female family member born in about 1928 who
> was
> first thought to be male, given a boy's name, but
> soon
> was found to be female. That's all I know. This girl
> grew up, had children and leads a healthy, normal
> life. She has not told family members that she
> suffers
> from CAH or any hereditary medical condition. We do
> not feel comfortable asking her about it. Are we
> crazy
> to suspect the CAH gene? Or would it be prudent to
> get genetic counselling on this issue? Is it an
> easy
> test?
> Thanks!
>
> __Hi Judy
I'm only 28 so I only know a little about my cah. I
know it runs in the family. If I was you I would try
to ask her about cah and I think there is a test for
it.
Now one thing if you have a cah gene don't decide
not to have kids,because they are special people.

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