QOTW: Growth Hormones??

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QOTW: Growth Hormones??
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Mon, 02-11-2008 - 8:25am
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Registered: 09-26-2003
Mon, 02-11-2008 - 8:27am

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Blood work is done to determine if he or she is growth hormone deficient.


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Mon, 02-11-2008 - 9:06am

My son (12) *is* significantly shorter than his peers; it's tough because he is very athletic and his very favorite sport is basketball. He's really good at it right now, is the starting point guard on his travel basketball team and recently won "All Tournament Team" honors at a tournament that his team won. But I do wonder what is going to happen when he tries out for the 7th grade middle school team, and then beyond... Basketball is not really a game for short people, besides maybe Muggsy Bogues... He will be crushed if he gets left behind due to his height.

However, having said that -- NOPE, I would never consider giving him growth hormones unless there was a good medical reason to do so. He has been growing "normally" since birth, it's just that he's always been in the 25th percentile for heighth (except when he was born, when he was 23" long!!!) He's following the same consistent curve, so there is no reason to believe he's growth hormone deficient. He could turn out like my brother, who was short all through school, but his senior year shot WAAAYY up and continued to grow in college, and is now 6'3". What if we gave Mitchell hormones now, and he got a late growth spurt like that? He could turn out to be freakishly large... He's obviously where he's meant to be right now, and I don't want to mess with it.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 02-11-2008 - 10:26am

I would not if they were just on the short side,

 

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Registered: 06-01-1999
Mon, 02-11-2008 - 4:25pm

So much

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Registered: 04-29-2003
Mon, 02-11-2008 - 6:33pm
I have been thinking about if I would do this since Julian is shorter than average for his age.

Sarah...mommy to Janessa and Julian


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Registered: 08-29-2003
Mon, 02-11-2008 - 7:10pm

Gianna IS significantly smaller than her peers. At 12yrs old she is only 4ft5 and

 

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Registered: 09-12-2005
Mon, 02-11-2008 - 7:33pm

No.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 02-11-2008 - 10:18pm

I think it's easy for me to sit here and say "no way", as I have average to tall children.

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Registered: 04-04-2003
Tue, 02-12-2008 - 9:15am

My answer is yes.

Jill
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Tue, 02-12-2008 - 6:04pm

I don't know if it's fair for me to answer the question since neither of my kids are significantly shorter than average for their age.

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