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Q: Delayed Growth
asked by: stacylady on August 14th, 2008
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My son is 16 years old and I know he isn't going to grow to be 6' tall as his father is 5'8" and I am 5'4". My son is currently 5'2" and weighs approx. 101lbs. The question I have is about him not having any signs of going through puberty other than his voice deepening. He has no facial hair, no underarm hair, he has told me there has been some hair growth in the pelvic region. I took him to the doctor about 1 year ago and they did a blood test to check his hormone levels and found that his growth hormone level was very high. Is is normal for him to have no other signs of puberty at this age with the levels of hormones that he has? Should I take him back to the doctor or just wait it out for another year or so? I should say that the doctor did check to see if there were any sexual organ growth and at that time he said on the scale that is used he should have been a 5 and was not even a 2 yet. I have tried to as delicately as possible bring this up with my son again to see if there has been any progress but as it was very embarrassing for the both of us I didn't really get a definitive answer. Any help or direction as to what to do next (if anything at all) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!! Smile
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petery2k562
replied on August 28th, 2008
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He's 16?

Just wait.

Your son is just late.

Now if he's an adult (like 20), then that's something to worry about.

But since he is 16, just give him some time, soon he'll be going through a major growth spurt.

If you think it is a major problem, then do get checked by the doctor again.

But honestly just give him time

Cheers,

Peter
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mominashoe
replied on August 28th, 2008
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I don't know much about boy's teen growth, but I will put a copy of this over in the men's conditions and maybe someone over there has some experince with this. Best of luck.
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antigone
replied on August 31st, 2008
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I agree with Peter on this. Your son is young and has plenty of time to develop and mature. Some kids are late bloomers. As for his stature, height is often passed on from the grandparents. This accounts for the wide discrepancy in height among siblings in some families. Give your son some time. He is likely to have a growth spurt.
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