Conditions We Treat

The Phoenix Children’s Reproductive Anomalies Clinic uses a team-based approach. We diagnose, treat and manage a wide range of congenital conditions that affect reproductive organs (CCARD).

We offer care for:

• Cloacal anomalies and exstrophy of the bladder. This condition prevents the pelvic organs from separating or forming, causing the abdominal wall to fail.
• Complete androgen insensitivity. The body doesn’t respond to certain hormones. It results in different physical development.
• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). A missing enzyme that helps with hormone production causes a hormone imbalance.
• Hypospadias or epispadias. The opening of the urethra is not in the usual location.
• Klinefelter syndrome. The presence of an extra X chromosome causes this condition.
• Mixed gonadal dysgenesis. Also called chromosomal mosaicism, this condition impacts how reproductive organs form.
• Obstructed hemivagina and ipsilateral renal anomaly (OHVIRA). Often identified at puberty, this is a rare congenital condition of the female urogenital tract that causes obstruction of menses.
• Turner syndrome. This genetic condition causes the underdevelopment of reproductive health organs.
• Urogenital sinus anomalies. A developmental difference where there is a single opening for the bladder and the vagina, where there should be more than one.
• Vaginal agenesis. Also called MRKH, patients are born with ovaries but do not have a uterus or a vagina.