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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP we had a very similar office visit with an endocrinologist at Children's National. I asked for labs to be run and was denied that as well, (which is ridiculous IMO) based on an almost closed hand x-ray for my 15 year old. We were also all upset and don't really feel like our son is finished growing. Based on our heights, charts show him growing to 5'10" but he is 5'5". We ended up seeing Dr. Nicolas Cuttriss who is out of network but did put him on an aromatase inhibitor and he ran lots of labs. It has only been 6 months and we need a follow up but at least he didn't completely close the door on things. My son's puberty stage sounds very similar to you sons. [/quote]

This matters less than his own growth curve on charts. Has he been on a growth curve to finish at 5'11" or 5'5"?[/quote]

Growth curve means nothing once you hit puberty. Puberty ultimately is what stops growth. If puberty is early kids finish growing early, regardless of their place on the growth charts.[/quote]

NP here.  Does growing stop when puberty also ends? Or does height stop somewhere in the middle of puberty? How do you know if your son is done with puberty?

My kid is Asian/white and it looks like he's inherited the Asian gene for (lack of) hairiness.  His arms are as hairless as a baby's butt. He has very slight leg hair on his lower legs that. I don't think that will be a good indicator.[/quote]

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