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| mama2js
- Wed May 16, 2007 7:50 pm |
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My 14 year old son was diagnosed with GHD (short stature/failure to thrive)at birth, he was on Steriods for a year when he was 11 and it helped with his growth...but since being off it, he has stopped growing again. His Endocrinologist is now giving him a series of Testosterone injections over the summer, so when he starts High School in the Fall...he will hopefully have 'caught up' some with boys his age. My concern is what the side effects and/or complications are with these injections. I asked his Doctor a million questions but never thought about this!!!
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| Dr. Chan Lowe
- Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:26 pm |
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 I presume that he does not have isolated growth hormone deficiency since he is now getting testosterone injections as well. Has he stopped getting growth hormone injections? Generally these will be continued until the child has completed puberty and growth is complete.
Regarding the testosterone injections, if he is deficient in testosterone he really should not have any of the side effects that people using "extra" testosterone get. There are a few side effects associated with the medication itself. These include pain at the injection site, hypertension, and elevated liver enzymes. The typical "side effects" that go along with testosterone (natural or injected) are also likely including acne, voice changes, etc.
Follow up with your endocrinologist will be important to continue to monitor his progress.
Best wishes.
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