Hi Ryan & all, Hope everyone's staying healthy & doing well. A little update. I finally got results on 17-hydroxy-progesterone & that has decreased from >20ng/ml to a 12ng/ml! Still high for female with female normal range stating max to be 1.82. I'd attach lab results but can't figure o...

Hi Pat, Thank you for posting & sharing! Ryan couldn't have explained it better - he's a real expert! Indeed I have late onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia, something I have to live with now & control & issues are obviously different especially that I'm learning this at 28! I been stru...

Wow guys thanks a lot for the valuable & insightful information. I have to confess, I had to Wiki a couple of your terms down there! I mean, that's some heavy stuff & really all I want to do is get lean & stay healthy & get levels down but I know some won't be so easy. Just a couple ...

That's great! Definitely let us know how everything goes. I'm glad I was able to clear a few things up for you anyway :) The point about diabetes mainly applies to long term treatments of cortisone. There are other adrenal problems that predispose to diabetes, such as Cushing Disease (not to be con...

Hello! Very interesting post about CAH... The main problem with CAH is that there is an enzyme deficiency (usually 21-alpha-hydroxylase) that is usually present in the adrenal glands. This enzyme is what allows us to produce a hormone called "aldosterone", which is responsible for potassi...

Thank you so much for responding! I really appreciate it. I'm still on the diet & it seems to be working very well with me. I've lost another 2 kilos so that's a total of 5 to 6 kilos within the past 27 days. body never really did respond to diets before as I always followed the "eat in mod...

Hello, I am female, 28, and have been diagnosed with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (i.e. high testosterone, high cholesterol, high 17-hydroxyprogesterone, etc). I have always struggled with weight but have been strength training regularly for almost 10months now & have maintained an average wei...