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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 47261" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Puberty onset also can determine eventual height - it's connected more to when the END of puberty occurs, but at his age I do think the endocrinologist is a good idea. No mad rush, though. The appointment you have will be soon enough.</p><p></p><p>That's one big reason why boys tend to be taller than girls - puberty arrives later for them, they have more time for their long bones to grow before the final sex hormone rush at the end of puberty closes over the growth plates on the ends of the long bones.</p><p></p><p>If you doctor is willing, he could organise a wrist X-ray to be done some time before you see the endocrinologist. This can show if there is still a lot of healthy growth happening.</p><p></p><p>We were concerned at easy child 2/difficult child 2's apparent lack of growth, even well into puberty. She had a broken wrist at 13 (broke it stiltwalking right before the audition for Sydney Olympics Opening Ceremony) and the X-rays she needed over the next six months showed she had plenty of growth still to go. The GP had been going to order wrist X-rays anyway, he just took advantage of what had to be done to check the healing of the broken bones.</p><p></p><p>Now she's stopped growing, but only just. Taller than me, not as tall as her father. Just right.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 47261, member: 1991"] Puberty onset also can determine eventual height - it's connected more to when the END of puberty occurs, but at his age I do think the endocrinologist is a good idea. No mad rush, though. The appointment you have will be soon enough. That's one big reason why boys tend to be taller than girls - puberty arrives later for them, they have more time for their long bones to grow before the final sex hormone rush at the end of puberty closes over the growth plates on the ends of the long bones. If you doctor is willing, he could organise a wrist X-ray to be done some time before you see the endocrinologist. This can show if there is still a lot of healthy growth happening. We were concerned at easy child 2/difficult child 2's apparent lack of growth, even well into puberty. She had a broken wrist at 13 (broke it stiltwalking right before the audition for Sydney Olympics Opening Ceremony) and the X-rays she needed over the next six months showed she had plenty of growth still to go. The GP had been going to order wrist X-rays anyway, he just took advantage of what had to be done to check the healing of the broken bones. Now she's stopped growing, but only just. Taller than me, not as tall as her father. Just right. Marg [/QUOTE]
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