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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 15 year old had barely started puberty at his 15 year check up a few months ago. At 14 there has been no sign. At 15 just starting. A bone scan showed his bone age to be an estimated 24 months behind. Diagnosed with constitutional growth delay.

Still very little sign of height growth and he still has a baby face and tiny hands and feet. Both parents are very tall and kid should end up about 6’3” if based on parental height alone. However there is some evidence of late growth in men on the sides of both parents as well as the bone scan evidence.

What was your experience? When did your kid catch up?[/quote]

Has your son seen an endocrinologist and did that person read the bone scan?

My 15yo sophomore is 36 months delayed in bone growth, just now starting a growth spurt and feet have grown dramatically (almost size 10). Lost his last baby teeth at 14.

We did find that an endo had a different reading of the scan than a radiologist (bigger delay), I would recommend you see an endocrinologist and not just rely on your pediatrician.

We did no interventions but did get a couple bone scans over a couple year period and full blood work. Also focused on getting more calories in him because he was underweight.[/quote]

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