Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have teamed up with clinicians at Seattle Children’s to identify and evaluate the best urologic management for newborns and young children with spina bifida in a nationwide study called (Urologic Management to Preserve Initial REnal function (UMPIRE). Launched in 2014, the multi-site, multi-year UMPIRE program […]
Arianna Ciccu and her husband, Marco, knew if they had children, they might be born with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). It’s a genetic condition Marco was born with and has navigated his whole life. CAH is a group of conditions that affects a person’s adrenal glands. Congenital means the condition is present at birth, and […]
A difference in sex development (DSD) is a mismatch between a child’s chromosomes or genetic material and the appearance of the child’s genitalia. DSDs can appear at any age – prenatally, during infancy, during childhood or even during adolescence. The majority of DSD patients are seen after birth because they present with atypical genitalia and […]
