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Hi

Just wanted to let you know I have a son, Hamish who is 9 and has RSS, and

we made the decision not to give GHT. Our ped endo stated that he could not

guarantee his final height would be increased, and also that since GH could

have the effect of bringing puberty forward, , all we may be doing by giving

GH is increasing his growth velocity now at the expense of decreasing it

later by encouraging earlier puberty and hence less growth time. I have

noticed that a number of the kids on GH are also on lupron (to delay

puberty). And have various other issues which Hamish does not. Anyway, it

was a difficult decision but in the end we decided to try the more natural

approach, including getting him involved in lots of exercise (stimulates gh

production) and eating healthily (no trans fats, no junk food where poss as

junk can advance pubertal changes) Hamish is 10 in May and no signs of

precocious puberty. He is still small for his age, but not unduly weak and

he has shown some catch up growth.

Hope this helps but am aware it may raise more questions than it answers.

Good luck.

Barbara

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