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Pediatric Endocrinology (Expert Forum)

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Questions in the Pediatric Endocrinology forum are answered by Dr. Deanna L Aftab Guy, affiliated with Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. Topics covered include adrenal problems, diabetes insipidus, menstrual irregularities, obesity, parathyroid abnormalities, pituitary abnormalities, puberty concerns, rapid growth, rickets and bone disease, short stature, and thyroid.
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Premature Andrenarche

by jli2007,
My daughter is just over eight months old & has a lite amount of puebic...
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underweight

by rumi740,
My daugher is 4 years old. She is 10 kg that means underweight. Her d...
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Human Growth Hormones

by chris_2006,
Dr. Guy, I am a 20 year old male interested in increasing my height...
2

normal tsh & low t4

by mawiv4kids,
my 13 yr old daughter has had weight problems througout her life eventh...
1

six yr 9 month old not grwon in height for 2 yrs

by jimjams74,
HI, Thank you for taking the time to read my question. My son is 6yr 9...
1

Dr. Guy can you answer this for me

by fievel1,
I realize you work with children but I wonder if you could tell me what...
1

insatiable hunger

by NAMEJS,
Could my almost five-year old have a endocrinological problem? She was...
1

Ketotic hypo diag next step

by MGSMOM,
13 year old daughter diagnosed w/ketotic hypogylcemia at age 2. in NICU...
3

CH dosage regulation

by MrSam,
Our newborn was diagnosed with CH. The first 2 borderline screeners (th...
1

Advanced bone age

by franki4,
Hi, I have an 8 year old son diagnosed with idiopathic short stature. ...
1

Any growth possible?

by lundy11,
Dr. Deanna Thank you for responding to my question. Mom's height is 5...
1

Height concerns for 15yr old son

by NikkiO,
My son is 15.1 years old and in excellent physical health. We recently ...
1

No relief on synthroid

by thyroidmom375,
My 16 year old has been on synthroid for 8 weeks (75 mcg for 2 wks and ...
2

Hashimoto's Disease and short sature

by lundy11,
My son is 15.11 yrs old and is 5' 6.2" inches. He recently had a an x-...
1

newborne mastitis

by ani830,
i am a mom from albania. when my girl wos 2 weeks her grondmother squee...
2

My 8yr son is doing strange things?

by Jenne1973,
I don't know that I have the correct forum in the first place. My son i...
3

15 and really ill

by shooter1970,
My daughter had Glandular fever in the summer of 2005 and has been unwe...
1

Growing Goiter with Normal Labs

by lexiemmygracie,
My 7 year old daughter has a goiter that was found a year and half ago ...
4

Advanced Bone Age for my 12 yr son

by debbie_deb,
My son at 10 had advanced bone age of 12. Now he is 12 and his bones s...
2

Could this be a pituitary tumor side effect?

by sevenhuskers,
My son had an MRI over a year ago that showed a very small pituitary tu...

Breast development in children

by karisa,
My 7 year old daughter complained of breast soreness followed the next ...
2

Could this be an endorine related problem?

by Nic306,
My son is currently 6 years old. He was born 10 pounds 8 ounces, 22 1/...
2

Are labs indicated?

by kitty9309,
Hello. My son is 12 years old and his growth has fallen to the 7th pe...
1

Start of puberty

by jenxgen,
My son will be sixteen in two months and shows no signs of starting pub...
2

5 3/4 year old girl with recent breast development and pubic hair

by WendyAB,
Hello, I am VERY concerned about my daughter. In the last month (at...
1

My daughter's bone age is advanced by 1yr - is this normal?

by vjbjkj,
My daugther's bone age is 1 year advanced than her real age. She is 6yr...
1

Letrozole? bone age advancement

by sla_sla,
My son started early puberty at age 7 (pubic hair, acne, body odor) - ...
1

Breast Development

by Jas246,
My 10 yr old daughter has been developing in her left breast for about ...
1

Is there any way to get some more growth?

by gottama,
Hi, i'm 17 and last year i found out that i was hypothyroid (was probab...
1

one testicle significantly larger than the other

by daddymac10,
Hi everyone, My 13 year old son is finally starting to show the sign...
1

9 year old daughter has TSH of 823

by Jolee1969,
My daughter is only 9 years old and her TSH level is 823!!!! After re...
1

childhood ovarian cysts

by debbie65,
my 9 yr old daughter has had severe abdominal, right side, right and le...
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