“I Was Born With Male and Female Parts”

In the womb, Stephanie was meant to develop male. But an issue with her adrenal glands reversed the process. Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube: https://ab.co/2YFO4Go Secret Science — Stream now on ABC iview: https://ab.co/StreamABCiview Big thanks to Stephanie for sharing her story. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, or CAH, is a group of conditions that affect the adrenal glands. These glands, which sit above the kidneys, make hormones such as cortisol, aldosterone and androgens (male sex hormones). The effects of CAH vary significantly from person to person, depending on the type of CAH. Read more: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/congenital-adrenal-hyperplasia Intersex is an umbrella term for over 30 different conditions with varying degrees of impact. For some, intersex features are noticeable from birth, while others don’t realise until they try for children. For more information, read: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/intersex-variation Or for support in Australia, InterLink provides confidential fee-free, short-term counselling: https://www.ilink.net.au/ #ListenUp #ABCScience #Intersex Subscribe: https://ab.co/2YFO4Go Like: https://www.facebook.com/ABCScience Follow: https://www.instagram.com/abchealth/ --------------------------------------------------------------- This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Please see the ABC Online Terms of Use for the reasons why we may remove content from this page, or ban people: http://about.abc.net.au/terms-of-use/