My son is 10 years old and has fallen from the 50th percentile for height to the 20th percentile in the last few years. I was concerned so the pediatrician did a bone xray expecting it to be delayed. The xray showed a bone age of 11. For his bone age, he would only be in the 5th percentile! We went to a ped. endo. and the initial blood tests (thyroid, IgF-1,celiacs) were within
normalNormal saline flush. The Dr. thought he is probably a late bloomer. From what I have read, late bloomers have delayed bone age, not advanced, so I am not sold on this. He does not yet have signs of
pubertyPuberty and adolescence. He has not had the GH stim test yet. What would cause his bone age to
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Advance relief if he is not yet in
pubertyPuberty and adolescence? He is not heavy. If he has ISS and a
normalNormal saline flush growth hormone test, would growth hormone therapy still help? What other tests should I have done?