Re: testosterone & pubic hair

November 21, 2005

le - I wish I could help - but, I have no clue. I hope you

find some answers soon. I look forward to follow-up posts on the

subject, considering I have a boy. Take Care.

- H

>

> Ok, I need some help here. This is confusing so let's see if I

can

> explain it. Coby is just 3 yrs old (37 months). He received

shots

> of testosterone 4 wks and 6 wks ago for his hypospadias surgery

that

> he had 10 days ago. Just today I noticed that he has started to

> grow pubic hair. The nurse practitioner that removed his stint

> today, felt that if it were from the medication we would have seen

> the growth soon after the shot was given. The endo seems to think

> that most likely it IS a result of the testosterone.

>

> Oh, he also just had a huge growth in height and weight the past 3

> months. He is now at the 25th % for both.

>

> It there anyone else that has had a child receive testosterone,

have

> pubic hair growth, and noticed it after a significant amount of

time

> had passed?

>

> Thanks, le, mom:

> Shye 11, Brock 9, Coby (rss) & Carlee 3 yr old twins

>

November 21, 2005

Hi le,

I can address one possibiity.

Pubic hair and sudden growth spurts both happened to my daughter at

age 5, and excessive hair on her legs at age 4. Go to

www.toosoon.com for more information. I cannot help at all with the

shots so it may or may not be a related. Just a possibility.

AvaMarie, Mother of ita IUGR,SGA, CPP

-- In RSS-Support , " le " <greyeyedcutie@y...>

wrote:

>

> Ok, I need some help here. This is confusing so let's see if I can

> explain it. Coby is just 3 yrs old (37 months). He received shots