Re: An urgent question from new Zealand, re GH stim test

January 21, 2005

Hi ,

Sorry, I don't have an answer for you but maybe if you e-mail

S or Jodie Z directly, they can get some answers. last,

maybe a call to the Magic Foudation itself.

I hope this helps.

Ken M

>

> Hi Everyone

> I wonder if someone can help me here. We have a support group in

> New Zealand for kids with growth issues – actually it's a branch of

> MAGIC – MAGIC NZ. Anyway a parent has contacted me with the

> following question and I said I would try and get some info for her

> asap. Can anyone help me out???

> To give you a little context – it is notoriously difficult to

access

> funded GH in New Zealand – so the mother is very concerned that the

> prescribed tablet could disadvantage her son's case…....

> I've pasted her email below - he has to start taking the tablet

> tomorrow NZ time so I need to get back to her later tonight

>

> C is going to have another clonidine test etc on Monday. he

> > had his last one when he was 2 (he is 5 now) and they have decided

> > to revisit it due to his lack of growth. he only grew 6cm in 16

> > months and at 5years old is 94cm. However he has to take a sex

> > hormone 3 days prior to the test. The paed said this is to put

> > his <growth> hormone at maximum level. I would of thought that

> this would

> > give an inaccurate reading - lets face it C is not going to

> > have a sex hormone on a regular basis. Does anyone have any info

on

> > this that they can pass on to me as he is due to start taking the

> > tablet tomorrow.

> > >

> > > Thanks

> PS The name of the tablet is Progynova 1mg

> Bit concened that by taking this tablet C may not qualify for GHT

> but if he didn't take it he could.

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