Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Hi Just wanted to let you know I have a son, Hamish who is 9 and has RSS, and we made the decision not to give GHT. Our ped endo stated that he could not guarantee his final height would be increased, and also that since GH could have the effect of bringing puberty forward, , all we may be doing by giving GH is increasing his growth velocity now at the expense of decreasing it later by encouraging earlier puberty and hence less growth time. I have noticed that a number of the kids on GH are also on lupron (to delay puberty). And have various other issues which Hamish does not. Anyway, it was a difficult decision but in the end we decided to try the more natural approach, including getting him involved in lots of exercise (stimulates gh production) and eating healthily (no trans fats, no junk food where poss as junk can advance pubertal changes) Hamish is 10 in May and no signs of precocious puberty. He is still small for his age, but not unduly weak and he has shown some catch up growth. Hope this helps but am aware it may raise more questions than it answers. Good luck. Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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