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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with others to have a pediatric endocrinologist that a look at the bone age scan. If your child is small and showing delayed bone age, that is a GOOD sign as it means he still have more room to grow.

My DS was referred to a PE last year because he fell to &lt;10th percentile in height and was showing no signs of puberty. His bone age study showed that he was ~2.5 years behind in bone age. DS has grown steadily over the past year and, at 16, is up around 25th percentile but bone age is still showing ~3 years delay, which means he still has a lot of growth left. He just might not reach his full growth potential until he's in college, similar to the PP's son.

That said, his bloodwork always showed low testosterone levels, which were consistent with where he was in puberty so I would definitely ask about that. If it's high, it may mean he's about to hit a growth spurt but efinitely check with a PE as they will be able to run other tests to see what Tanner Stage he is in.[/quote]

With my son yes he has the delayed bone age, but he is puberty. That is what was concerning to the pediatrician and she said it could represent a growth problem. [/quote]

Puberty doesn’t happen at a single moment in time. It happens over several years. Delayed puberty just means he’s a late bloomer - i.e, started puberty later than usual, in the early stage of puberty longer than peers, etc. So your son can be in puberty and still be diagnosed with delayed puberty. For example, DS is 16 and still in Tanner stage 3 while many of his peers are almost done with puberty. [/quote]

This makes me feel better and is good to know. I know the ped doc doesn't know as much about this stuff, so I am trying to be patient and wait for our appt. We go Wednesday to the endo doc, so I will update on here as well with what is said. [/quote]

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