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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been in exactly your shoes. I'll cut to the chase and tell you it all works out!

Here's the long answer:
Son also was delayed to hit puberty, also tracked by endocrinologist at NIH and told delayed but not enough to take hormones. Started to grow in 11th grade and still growing at age 20. Is now over 6 ft 1 inches. Totally normal size.

The impact, though, was significant. Fell behind in sports (and therefore confidence) and friend group changed because he was so much smaller and less "fast" than his previous friends. His new friends were a much better match for him but it was a difficult adjustment, admittedly likely more for me because it is hard to see your child in pain. I think we underestimate how hard being small physically is for boys in high school.

So, long term, everything has worked out. GL.[/quote]

If he hadn't grown by age 14, why didn't the doctor recommend a few months worth of testosterone shots? I get not doing growth hormone if his levels were fine, but why not the testosterone to just jump start the puberty? What was their reasoning? (curious because we are going through this now with my 14 year old)[/quote]

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