ESPE Abstracts

Keywords: Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Parent’s experience, Focus Group DiscussionBackground: Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) leads to many unseen social burdens for parents, including ambiguous genitalia (in girls), lifelong use of medication, including stress dosing, social and psychological pressure, and stigmatization. This study aimed to investigate various lived experiences of parents caring for their...

Background: Biochemical ratios of precursor-to-product urinary steroid metabolites have been proposed as surrogate markers of steroidogenic enzyme activity to aid the differential diagnosis of inborn disorders of steroidogenesis. Using ratios rather than total amounts facilitates analysis of single spot urine samples, more convenient than 24-h urine collections for young children. Previous studies examining the utility of these biochemical ratios have been lim...

Background: Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) needs life-long treatment of glucocorticoids. Compliance with long-term medication is still challenging, particularly in developing countries. However, there has been no prospective study about the strategy to improve compliance in CAH and its relationship with hormonal control and quality of life (QoL) in CAH, especially in underprivileged countries such as Indonesia. This study aimed to determine the r...