avg height for boys with & w/o GHT

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Does anyone have info on average adult heights for RSS boys?

Thanks,

Mimi (mom to Isaac 6 mos RSS Hypothyroid, 10#9 oz, 22 3/4 " )

[Guest guest]

The average height for an RSS boy untreated is as follows from The

unprecedented Wollman et al study:

Adult height untreated Boys 151.2+/-7.8; Girls 139.7+/- 7.4

Height on GH is variable. This is because the early GH studies used

lower dosages of GH and often only 2-3 times a week. Current

knowledge now realizes that due to GH resistance of sometime,

RSS/SGA kids need GH 7 days a week and at a higher dose.

That being said, I would recommend that you read through the

comprehensive listing of data I put in the convention handouts on

GH -- all of the findings of every medical article was in that.

Basically, in the ideal world, if your child starts GH around age 4-

5 yrs old, doesn't go into puberty early, sees the endo regularly

and has the dosages adjusted properly, then the child should get

within several inches of their " target " height (what they should

have been had they not had RSS). Some kids are reaching their

target heights.

Salem

> Does anyone have info on average adult heights for RSS boys?

> Thanks,

>

> Mimi (mom to Isaac 6 mos RSS Hypothyroid, 10#9 oz, 22 3/4 " )