Salt-wasting CAH
CAH (Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia) is a group of related genetic variations that affect the enzymes allowing the adrenal glands to produce specific hormones regulating body functions. People with CAH do not consistently produce the required amounts of cortisol (stress/sickness response), aldosterone (potassium/sodium regulation), or both, and may naturally produce higher-than-typical levels of androgens like testosterone […]
Sex characteristics
Sex characteristics are physical or biological features. Primary sex characteristics are present at birth, and include gonads (testes or ovaries), genitalia (such as the penis and vagina) and hormones (such as oestrogen and testosterone).Secondary sex characteristics are those that usually emerge during the prepubescent to postpubescent phases of development, and include breast enlargement and menstruation […]
Sexual Orientation
Sexual orientation is a person’s physical, romantic, and/or sexual attraction (or lack of it)to other people. It includes three elements: sexual attraction, sexual behaviour, and sexual identity. For some, sexual orientation is fluid and changes over time. For others, it is experienced as deeply innate and does not change over time. Sexual orientation and gender […]
SOGIESC
SOGIESC stands for sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics.