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Well, thank goodness you "only" have a singleton....I was feeling wildly inadequate thinking of you working in a lab AND juggling 3 CAH children under the age of 10!!! I am only kidding, of course, so hope no one takes any offense...for whatever reason!
I agree that it's interesting to wonder why some things bother us and other things don't....for me, it 's the word "steroid" in the same sentence as CAH. My son has always been a really good athlete. Over the years, he has achieved a certain amount of notoriety as a baseball player here in our "little" town of 70,000 +. Everyone who follows youth baseball knows of him...last summer, his team even won the state championship for his age group, and he was probably the backbone of the team, even while he was the youngest player. So, I am just waiting for the day when someone is going to say...."Did you know so-and-so is on STEROIDS!" Imagine the fun I will have trying to explain that, "NO, I have NOT been doping up my kid! And, NO, it's not THAT type of steroid!"
At the same time, it's not as if I have never wondered how the CAH has contributed to my son's athletic ability. In fact, it was one of the first things that crossed my mind when he was diagnosed with CAH and the doctor explained about the enzymatic pathways.
With time, I have pretty much decided that, yes...I am sure having CAH HAS contributed to his athleticism. At the same time, I also believe that a lot of it is genetic....there are good athletes on both sides of the family. I also used to assume that everyone with CAH who had an advanced bone age was a natural athlete like him. Over time, I have come to realize that that is not always the case, so I think the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle. So, yes, I suppose I am prepared to explain the difference between a "glucocorticoid" and an "anabolic steroid" if I really have to....but, admittedly, I'd rather not be put in that position!
