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Is increased bone age a sign of Klinefelter Syndrome?

tch_12

My son's bone age indicates he is 13 years 6 months, but he is chronologically 11 years 11 months. He has very little hair, underdevelope...

1 answer | 1 comment

Bone age & advanced growth

emyrose

Hi, my son is 10 years and 2 months old, height 152cm and weighs 56kg. I have been noticing his rapid development since birth. He has alw...

3 answers | 30 comments

Can Tesim kick start sperm cell production?

Dogs330

I am 19 yo and using Tesim because my body did not naturally start puberty. I have been on it for about 2 years, one on a once a month sh...

Normal blood tests, bilirubin in urine in teenager

NicoleFlower7

Hi, I keep urine dipsticks at home to check me and my family's urine every now and then. For about 10 years now, my son always shows bili...

Hypotonia and Developmental Delay - regression

HELPMel

Child has been diagnosed with Hypotonia and is 18 months old. For the last 6 months has been getting OT, PT, and Speech. He was able to s...

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Help! Undiagnosed Toddler Hypertension

Mike7877

Hi, I am really in need of your help. If this isn't the right place for this post, or there is a better place for it, please let me k...

Should my daughter be tested for hormones

Micm2284

When my daughter was 15 months old she was referred to an endocrinologist by pediatrician because of hair in pubic area. Took her and th...

2 answers | 5 comments

stomach tissue that produced stomach acid in my large intestine

DanSeigars

It wasn't discovered to be a severe medical issue until i was 4 years old and bleeding steadily out my back side. I had to have surgery ...

1 answer | 1 comment

Baby 3 month old with bad abdominal pain

Nataliemo

Hi, My baby is 3 months old and have a bad colic but in the past 2-3 weeks she have very bad abdominal pain. We got stool results: Muc...

10 Year old throwing up for 2 months.....

Strmhvn008

I have a question for a coworker who has a 10 year old who is constantly sick (throwing up) for the last 2 months. (no fever). She has b...

Raise in internal body temp?

NyMe18

My 6 yo has always been like me - cold. He’s always wanted clothes on and loved co-sleeping close under covers and we’d warm each other u...

My 10 year boy been vomiting and have abdominal pain when eating.

kelzwangchuk

10 year old boy was admitted to hospital after 4 days of sickness. Slight fever, vomiting and abdominal pain. There was loose stool once,...

Unexplained testicular pain. Can you help my little boy find some relief?

mrsjohns

My nine year old son began complaining of testicular pain about three days ago. The sensation was explained as if someone was squeezing t...

2 answers

Child hearing voices after high fever

mamakaren

My son is almost 6 years old. 5 days ago he had a high fever (104) during the night. When I brought him to the doctor the next morning he...

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Why is my 12 year old having severe coughing spells?

CaseyM024

My 12 year old started out just feeling bad, fatigue, cough, and fever. Waited several days to take him to the doctor because the school ...

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When do you decide to take your child to the doctor when sick with cold?

mombojombo

It's that season! Everyone starts to get colds and viruses. It's hard to know when to take your kid to the doctor. When do you make th...

Letrozole?- delay bone age advancement

sla_sla

My son started early puberty at age 7 (pubic hair, acne, body odor) - I think it's actually called andrache and not acutally precocious ...

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What is that god-awful smell coming out of my son's nose?

Cdtrsmom

My son is 11 has Down syndrome and ASD. For 2 years now he has had a horrible odor coming out of his right nostril. All the doctor say e...

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8 year old son diagnosed with premature adrenarche but has facial hair

meduser01

My 8 year old son is diagnosed with Premature Adrenarche 2 weeks back. Blood tests came back normal but his bone age is showing 10+ years...

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8 year old son with premature adrenarche and also facial hair

meduser01

My 8 year old son is diagnosed with Premature Adrenarche 2 weeks back. Blood tests came back normal but his bone age is showing 10+ years...

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