Word: hyperplasia
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...some experts say the inherent ambiguity of DSDs makes the idea of treatment problematic. For instance, one sex development disorder, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, causes females to produce abnormal amounts of male sex hormones and is treated by administering steroids to normalize hormone levels. Panel participant Dr. Eric Vilain, professor of human genetics, pediatrics and urology at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine, points out that there is tremendous variation in hormone levels even in typical females, which makes determining a baseline virtually impossible. More important, Vilain says, is the ethical question of whether physicians should artificially alter hormone levels...