testosterone for delayed puberty

[clb1]

not sure if this the correct forum or not but I have a son who at almost 16yrs old who has not hit puberty nor shows any signs of it being close. pedatrition reccomended referal to a specialist for testosterone injections to help kick his own system in gear to start producing. does any one know about. thx for your help.

[JohnnyVegas]

Interesting question.

As much as I love this place, I would not take advice on what to do with my 16 year old son from anyone other than a highly qualified specialist.

I am NOT a highly qualified specialist, but I cannot imagine Test injections kick starting his own system. Usually the body sees exogenous testosterone as a reason to shut down the body's natural production...not a reason to increase it.

[Vettester]

Sorry to hear this. Has your medical team ran labs and MRI's to see if there are any conditions with the pituitary or testes? I don't foresee them medicating exogenous testosterone for the purpose of restarting his natural production, but they may be looking at clomid, hcg or hmg therapies, depending on the diagnosis.

[zaggahamma]

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agree with both above

and best of luck

please update...this would be the first thread of this nature

[flatscat]

X2^^^^^

[GotNoBlueMilk]

Considering injecting testosterone shutsdown systems (HPTA), I would think that the preferred thing to kick start is the pituitary's LH production or the hypothalamus' GnRH production which will start LH production.

Either way, hormones are not a pediatrician's specialty. Check with an endo, one who has worked with puberty issues. Go from there.

[zaggahamma]

Considering injecting testosterone shutsdown systems (HPTA), I would think that the preferred thing to kick start is the pituitary's LH production or the hypothalamus' GnRH production which will start LH production.

Either way, hormones are not a pediatrician's specialty. Check with an endo, one who has worked with puberty issues. Go from there.

think thats what the op said in his first post that the pediatrican referring him to a specialisit you didnt gleam that from your reading of the post milky?

[GotNoBlueMilk]

think thats what the op said in his first post that the pediatrican referring him to a specialisit you didnt gleam that from your reading of the post milky?

I wasn't sure what kind of specialist was meant, and such I didn't put a lot of stock in the pedia's test shot recommendation for kickstaring things, I didn't put a lot of stock in the type of specialist he may have recommended.

[spywizard]

i've heard of hcg being used to begin the onset of puberty..

on a side note..

It's not abnormal for him to be this way... I was in the same boat give him a couple more years..

[redz]

I agree 16 is late but not unheard of.

[steroid.com 1]

Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency.

MedScape:
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/923688-overview

See link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_...cy_in_children
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_hormone_deficiency

Excellent from Johns Hopkins:
http://www.hopkinschildrens.org/tpl_...p.aspx?id=2562

It's late and needs confirmation that it's not an endocrine GH issue...better safe then sorry.

Plus, put yourself in this poor kids shoes guys; all his friends probably look 5 years older or more then he does now...playing on his young psyche for sure...it would have for me that's for sure.

Reference the links above and use Google to help guide you to the correct care.

It's more then just Testosterone or hCG .