This section will give information about your body and how it develops during puberty (or has developed already!).
Some people know what specific condition they have. Others don’t. Either way, we want to give you a good understanding of what kinds of changes your body might make, and why. Remember: everyone is different and no two puberties are exactly the same!
Click a condition below for more info:
GIRLS
CAIS (a.k.a. Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome) PAIS (a.k.a. Partial Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome) Swyer's syndrome (complete gonadal dysgenesis)
Partial or Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis CAH (a.k.a. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia) With a Y chromosome and an unspecified DSD
MRKH (a.k.a. Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome) 5ARD or 17B HSD (a.k.a. 5 Alpha Reductase Deficiency Syndrome or 17 Beta Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase deficiency)
GUYS
Partial or Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis Unspecified DSD and a Y chromosome
Hypospadias CAH (a.k.a congenital adrenal hyperplasia) Cloacal or Bladder Exstrophy
PAIS (a.k.a partial androgen insensitivity syndrome) 5ARD or 17B HSD (a.k.a. 5 Alpha Reductase Deficiency Syndrome or 17 Beta Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase deficiency)