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Bone Age Study Showed Signs Of Puberty, More Than Actual Age, Having Frequent Headaches. Why?
My 8 year old sonon was sent for a bone age study at his annual physical. He is showing apparent signs of puberty. He has grown 4 inches in the year, has thin armpit hair and a few thin pubic hairs. His testicles have started getting larger (so I'm told). The bone age study showed advanced age of an 11 year old,he is having lots of headaches as well
Mon, 16 Sep 2013
Hi, it appears that he has advanced puberty, may be due to the release of testosteron, due to some changes in the pitutary gland. I advise you to consult an endocrinologist to exclude any pitutary gland changes.
As it is there is no problem for him, if these changes become aggressive an urgent steps should be taken. To avoid that i am advising the testing.Thank you.
As it is there is no problem for him, if these changes become aggressive an urgent steps should be taken. To avoid that i am advising the testing.Thank you.
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