article_snippet: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (COH) is a genetic condition causing swelling of the adrenal glands.
article_snippet: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (COH) leads to a decrease in the blood level of cortisol, the stress hormone, and an increase in the levels of other hormones.
article_snippet: Lacking cortisol means that the body is less able to cope with stress, either emotionally or physically, which can be life threatening.
article_snippet: Children with CAH need to have Children with CAH hormone levels regularly monitored and are prescribed drugs to replacement cortisol and aldosterone, which Children with CAH take every day for the rest of Children with CAH lives.
article_snippet: CAH affects between one in 10,000 and one in 18,000 children born each year.