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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 147956" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>You should definitely take him for a physical with his pediatrician and ask the psychiatrist about your son's delayed puberty. Lithium frequently affects the thyroid (in fact, his thyroid should be checked by blood test every 6 months while taking Lithium), and the hormones secreted by the thyroid can affect puberty. Your son is on the late end of starting puberty, and you should ask for a referral to a pediatric endocrinologist whether thyroid function is normal or not. These doctors monitor puberty aberrations. My own daughters see an endocrinologist for short stature and delayed growth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 147956, member: 2423"] You should definitely take him for a physical with his pediatrician and ask the psychiatrist about your son's delayed puberty. Lithium frequently affects the thyroid (in fact, his thyroid should be checked by blood test every 6 months while taking Lithium), and the hormones secreted by the thyroid can affect puberty. Your son is on the late end of starting puberty, and you should ask for a referral to a pediatric endocrinologist whether thyroid function is normal or not. These doctors monitor puberty aberrations. My own daughters see an endocrinologist for short stature and delayed growth. [/QUOTE]
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