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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m the PP. forgot to say explicitly that there is a big difference between growth hormone injections and testosterone injections.

Growth hormone is for kids who are deficient in growth hormone and they take it nightly until they’re done growing.

Testosterone is to jump start puberty and kids often get a shot per month for a few months. It’s for constitutional delay of puberty. Sounds like you are talking more about the latter than growth hormone. [/quote]

OP here- yes, this is specifically what I’m talking about, testosterone shots. I didn’t realize they were different from growth hormone shots, sorry for the confusion.  What my pediatrician had mentioned was a few months of injections to kickstart puberty and we are headed to a pediatric endocrinologist in July to explore that further. According to my pediatrician, she thinks he will attain his full height potential at some point but possibly not until college. We are worried about the emotional and psychological implications of this since we see him becoming hyper focused on his lack of growth and increasingly depressed. I am trying to weigh the pros and cons of getting the shots and the risks inherent within vs letting him arrive at puberty naturally but risk having him become mentally unwell. Thanks to all who have responded- it’s a hard topic to research as a lot of the information online is contradictory and confusing, so I really appreciate all of the responses![/quote]

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