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What is congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)? (12+)

This animated clip – aimed at children aged 12 and over who attend secondary school – explains what CAH is.
The clip first explains where the adrenal glands are located, just above the kidneys. This is followed by an explanation of the function of the adrenal glands, the hormones that are produced, and what happens if you have CAH.
An explanation is given, in simple terms, of what happens when your body doesn’t produce enough cortisol (the stress hormone) and aldosterone (salt hormone), and that if you don’t take your medication a lack of these hormones will result in an excess of male hormones being produced.
code: NVACP03

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI0XXGGbXWQ

Other Languages:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baSNvNy5MIU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dd3LBn2T68

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7wbqY0gDiE

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI0XXGGbXWQ?yt:cc=on&&cc_lang_pref=ru&cc_load_policy=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI0XXGGbXWQ?yt:cc=on&&cc_lang_pref=ru&cc_load_policy=1

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What is congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)? (4+)

This animated clip explains, in simple words, that the adrenal glands of a child who has CAH are ‘sick’. These children don’t produce enough of the hormone that provides energy, so they have to take ‘cortisol’ in the form of a pill. When exciting or stressful things happen, or the child becomes ill, he or she needs to take extra pills. To explain that to everyone – in case Mum and Dad are not around – the child has to wear an SOS talisman (medical alert necklace or bracelet) which gives information about the adrenal gland disorder.

Code NVACP02/01

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0ZkflGA60M

Other Languages:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVj6kPBfEPY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpQaNtBEV-A

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdhHXkSc6TM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgImNyfd8mA?yt:cc=on&&cc_lang_pref=ru&cc_load_policy=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgImNyfd8mA?yt:cc=on&&cc_lang_pref=ru&cc_load_policy=1

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgImNyfd8mA?yt:cc=on&&cc_lang_pref=fr&cc_load_policy=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgImNyfd8mA?yt:cc=on&&cc_lang_pref=fr&cc_load_policy=1

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