Men and boys, do you have a problem with your height? Are you shorter than you !

Men and boys, do you have a problem with your height? Are you shorter than you think you should be?

I have seen several questions like this, and I haven't seen a proper answer to the one that most disturbs me. If you are young, and if you are below normal short status, you need to see an endocrinologist. Don't believe all who tell you that you'll get a growth spurt. Find out the answer. You should take a test to see if you're making Somatomedin C, an essential part of Growth Hormone. If you're not making it, then you'll receive growth hormone. If you take the growth hormone, the chances are great that you will achieve a normal height. Tell your friends. Any comments or further ideas?

3 weeks ago
Darlings, I don't know about those whose height is a matter of vanity. I'm talking about 12-14 year-old posts that I saw of boys, whose heights are around 4'11 and 5'0. There is no reason for them, if they find they have this hormone deficiency not to get medical attention. There is a HUGE rate of suicide in extremely short people (men and women). We're not talking about normal or anything near normal. If you had a broken arm, I wouldn't advocate leaving it alone, and if I knew how to fix it, I'd tell you. But boys are crying out, and no one happens to know about testing for Somatomedin C, at least not in the answers they receive. My brother would have been a 4'11 man; everyone told me he'd have a spurt. I had him tested. The doctor hugged me, and said that without the GH, he'd not have grown an inch. He's now 5'10," which is plenty "normal"....

3 weeks ago
We are talking about an abnormality, not a person's regular genetics. The hormone can't make a person taller than he/she was genetically intended to be. I am merely discussing the FACT that doctors ignore this, and all they have to do is TEST for it. I know firsthand; as there is a growth hormone deficiency in several members of my family, and I also know that doctors NEVER seem to say, check it out; rather they sloppily say, "Oh, don't worry; s/he'll hav a growth spurt." No somatomedin C=no more growth, pure and simple. But I do see this is a very touchy subject, boys!

3 weeks ago
BTW, "normal short status" is a term DESIGNATED by the DOCTOR, who has been charting the person since birth, and is comparing his/her height to that of the general population. It's a sign to be watched, but it's my experience that doctors (unless they're endocrinologists) don't take it seriously.
We're not talking about desired height. Again, we're talking about simply being tested for a possible abnormality in the pituitary gland.

3 weeks ago
And again, I'm not even beginning to address what is NORMAL in height. My dad was 6'2," and his parents were 5'2" and 4'10." One can't tell "normal" by other members of the family, but if a child suddenly stops growing, it's cause for concern, and the least one can do is check for an abnormality. If none, then fine. No argument there.... (My brother, for example, had been growing at the rate of his peers; after a car accident, he showed no growth--then the discovery of deficiency in somatomedin C, but a discovery that had to be pushed on his pedicatrician, and found by an endocrinologist.) See my meaning?

I'm OK with my height, but some people are not as big as they should be, especially as teenagers. If the average height of my middle school presently is 5'0" now and the average height was 5'10" when i was in middle school, something is up. I think the FDA is approving too many drugs that can stunt growth in children.