An urgent question from new Zealand, re GH stim test

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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.