#213 Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Gender with Sage Sargent

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Our guest today is Sage Sargent (She/Her), who is a patient advocate for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). Sage is a 27 year old non-binary person who was diagnosed with classic CAH before the age of 1.

She has a bachelors in Gender studies with a minor in Ethnic studies from the University of Utah where she graduated in 2021. Through her education and her connection to the queer community Sage has been able to heal some of the disconnect she felt growing up, when she didn’t have the language to describe her experience. Now as an adult Sage hopes that her lived experience as an intersex person can help others who might feel as lost as she once did.

On This Episode We Discuss:

How hormones are imbalanced in people with CAH

The two main types of CAH and their symptoms

Getting diagnosed with CAH

CAH inheritance and carrier screening

Treatments that people with CAH can utilize and their side effects

CAH and the LGBTQIA+ community

CAH and gender identity

Gene therapy for CAH

Advice and insight for parents of a child who has been newly diagnosed with CAH or couples who are carriers of the condition

If you’d like to check out the papers that we referenced in the episode, you can read those here:

Gender-role behaviour and gender identity in girls with classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia and Gender Identity in Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

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