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Pediatric Endocrinology (Expert Forum)

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Questions in the Pediatric Endocrinology forum are answered by Dr. Deanna L Aftab Guy, affiliated with Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. Topics covered include adrenal problems, diabetes insipidus, menstrual irregularities, obesity, parathyroid abnormalities, pituitary abnormalities, puberty concerns, rapid growth, rickets and bone disease, short stature, and thyroid.
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is it puberty?

by anxiousmom007, Sep 26, 2008 09:03AM
My daughter is 9 years 2 months old. She is very slim built- approximat...
2

low testosterone level in young boy

by MomofM, Sep 20, 2008 02:28PM
My 9-year old son seems to have all the sypmtoms of low testosterone: V...
5

Precocious Puberty

by Mababol, Oct 06, 2008 11:38PM
My 6 years old daughter started having symptoms of Precocious Puberty (...
7

My 3 year old has advanced bone age of 6 year old

by jean422, Sep 29, 2008 07:40PM
Here is the background. My child is 3 years 3 months. (healthy- consist...
2

buds that wont go

by shan1227, Sep 15, 2008 02:36AM
my 9 mo. old has huge breast buds that have never went away, her dr. sa...
4

not sure if my daughter is missing a pituitary gland

by banri, Oct 08, 2008 05:01PM
I have a 8 months old daughter, she is diagnosed with hypopituitarism. ...
2

Congential Hypothyrodism

by lmf17, Oct 10, 2008 04:02PM
My son was born 2 months premature. His newborn scan showed "moderatel...
3

Rapid growth rate

by camboranch, Oct 07, 2008 05:14PM
My 9 yo old daughter was born with a mild case of hemi-hypertrophy dx a...
1

What could cause sudden weight loss in an apparently healthy toddler?

by Saruskabeth, Oct 10, 2008 06:44PM
My son, 20 months old, suddenly dropped 4 lbs in 5 days. He has been ta...
1

bone age

by mharrell, Oct 08, 2008 08:32PM
My daughter turned five years old in August. She is small for her age ...
3

Very small 2 year old

by Gavemmom, Oct 07, 2008 02:25PM
I don't exactly know where this belongs into "topics" but I'm hoping yo...
3

14 year old with T.E. and high FTI

by Sparkyjo, Sep 30, 2008 07:34PM
My son is 14 years old. He has a long history of low appetite, low stam...
1

Hashimoto but not hypothyroid

by Tanzi225, Oct 07, 2008 01:36PM
Thanks for your reply- please can you go into more detail when you say ...
1

large scale hair loss in 10yr old girl

by Tanzi225, Oct 07, 2008 10:37AM
Hi , I am very concerned about my 10 yr old daughter who has developed...
2

Normal TSH/Low Free T4

by pizzapie, Oct 04, 2008 01:59PM
My friend has a 4 year old who has some developmental delays and has be...
1

Premature Adrenarche with elevated bone age

by alisa_110, Oct 02, 2008 05:30PM
During our yearly physical, my 8 year old son's, pediatrician noticed p...
1

Bone scan done on my two years 10 month old dtr

by morgiesmom, Sep 30, 2008 09:09AM
My pediatrician had a bone scan done on my dtr who is 2 years 10 months...
1

To Deanne

by Madhu79, Sep 30, 2008 02:10PM
Hi Deanna This is in continuation to my previous question few month...
1

alcohol breath in a 3 1/2 year old boy

by a_mom05, Sep 28, 2008 07:30PM
My 3 1/2 year old boys breath smells like alcohol. As fair as I know h...
1

Help for 14 year old son

by rjtam, Sep 28, 2008 05:34PM
My son is 14 years old and he is of short stature, Between 5.3 and 5.4 ...
1

Son Very Heavy

by Tamera1965, Sep 26, 2008 05:57PM
My son is 12 yo and is about 5'1, he weighs 165lbs. As a young boy he w...
1

Congenital hypothyroidism

by ricdon, Sep 22, 2008 04:24PM
My daughter is now 15 days old. She had a diagnosis of CH through the s...
3

Related symptoms?

by mamabearjj, Sep 14, 2008 08:33PM
My five year old daughter was found to have high blood pressure ( typic...
1

Son very concerned with his height

by fred21, Sep 21, 2008 06:31PM
My son is very concerned with his height. He is 14 years of old and has...
1

Can Zyrtec or Zonisamide

by xayiasmeme, Sep 21, 2008 08:58AM
Can Zyrtec or Zonisamide cause glucose of 250 and ketones of 15 to spil...
1

How concerned should I be?

by xayiasmeme, Sep 20, 2008 08:15AM
I took my grand-daughter(we are guardian)to her pediatrician for 3 days...
1

Sudden Weight Loss in Children

by Jatrey1994, Sep 18, 2008 10:04PM
I have a 14 year old son who has lost over 70 pounds in the last 7 mont...
1

8yrs old with severe scoliosis and not growing

by shazeela, Sep 17, 2008 08:04PM
Thanks for reading my question...My daughter is 8yrs old and is 40pound...
1

18 month old with hypothyroid

by ttatina, Sep 17, 2008 08:02PM
my son was born with hypothyroid,his thyroid levels are normal but his ...
2

pediatric blood sugar laevel

by stephray, Sep 16, 2008 07:32PM
What is the normal range of blood sugar for a 6 year old woh weighs 52 ...
1

Premature Adrenarche and BPA

by andyn99, Sep 16, 2008 12:39PM
Our daughter began exhibiting signs of premature adrenarche at age 4 1/...
1

Premature Adrenarche-depression/anxiety

by kriket, Sep 15, 2008 01:21PM
Are there any studies linking premature adrenarche to depression or OCD...
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