Re: Could you help me?

October 25, 2007

here has been studies done by the geiers on lupron therapy, that has been the

only things i have heard of on Purcosous puerty

Could you help me?

Dear Dr. McCandless and Group:

My daughter is 10 year old and she was diagnosed autistic in November

2002. One year ago she began earlier puberty and the breasts have

grown up quick. Now it looks like the menses will come soon. Two

weeks ago we got a suggestion to use Decapeptyl Depot (3,75 mg)/

month for breaking the puberty, but I have been told that Decapeptyl

Depot should be used when the puberty just started and now it is too

late for her. Is it true? Should she take the Decapeptyl Depot now?

She has been treating DMSA chelation 5 rounds, does Decapeptyl Depot

have any side-effects against the DMSA chelation? Could she continue

the DMSA chelation while she takes Decapeptyl Depot ?

Could you help me?

Thank you!

Best regards

Vicky

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2:31 PM

October 25, 2007

Vicky.. just FYI, Dr. McCandless usually chimes in if she knows

answer if nobody else answers a post but she is out of the country

for several more weeks with very spotty internet access so I doubt

she will be on the list unless that changes. I'd post this on some

other general ASD lists like CK2 and ABMD perhaps to get chance for

more replies. Dr. JM will seldom also make a treatment recommendation

for a specific child since she is not familiar with the case or

testing etc.. she is great though to make general comments. She

always emphasizes that she does not want to contradict what another

physician has recommended if they are more up to speed on the child's

total care. Best of luck and when my child was in treatment while on

spectrum, I usually posted, googled and then weighed all the info to

make decisions along with my child's doctor (Dr. JM).

I wish you luck and hope you get some responses.

All the best,

Moderator

>

> Dear Dr. McCandless and Group:

>

> My daughter is 10 year old and she was diagnosed autistic in

November

> 2002. One year ago she began earlier puberty and the breasts have

> grown up quick. Now it looks like the menses will come soon. Two

> weeks ago we got a suggestion to use Decapeptyl Depot (3,75 mg)/

> month for breaking the puberty, but I have been told that

Decapeptyl

> Depot should be used when the puberty just started and now it is

too

> late for her. Is it true? Should she take the Decapeptyl Depot now?

>

> She has been treating DMSA chelation 5 rounds, does Decapeptyl

Depot

> have any side-effects against the DMSA chelation? Could she

continue

> the DMSA chelation while she takes Decapeptyl Depot ?

>

> Could you help me?

>

> Thank you!

>

> Best regards

>

> Vicky

>

October 26, 2007

Vicky,

my daughter is 10 and developed breast buds at about 6 along with

other signs such as pubic hair, body odor and such. She was

followed by an endocrinolologist for several years closely and

discharged at 8, since 8 is considered early normal for puberty in

girls and so they would not treat her if she actually began

puberty. They did lab work occasionally to see if she was actually

going through puberty- homones, bone age, GNRH stim test (not

positive on that one but could look it up), and they were as

thorough as a mainstream university doc could be. Even though she

was developing externally, she was not going through puberty and

still hasn't begun her period. I talked to Geier one day and

he said she may even begin her period late and I have read studies

that confirmed this statement. I think Theresa Binstock posted them

on this list, but a goggle search will pull them up. It is sad and

disturbing to see early development, but id doesn't mean her period

will necessarily begin and I would definitely do the lab work before

even considering these drugs, which I'm not sure if mainstream

doctors would give a 10 year old.

Practical tip- Old Navy sells bras as small as size 6 or 7- you are

not alone.

Kathy

October 26, 2007

What about natural progesterone cream (without parabens) to balance the

effect of harmful environmental estrogens (xenoestrogens)? They discuss

this at length in Dr. R. Lee's books, " What Your Doctor May Not Tell

You About Pre-Menopause " and " What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About

Menopause. "

I have used it myself, but I have no idea whether or not a 10 year old girl

should use natural progesterone cream.