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A member asked:
I'm aboy with 17 yearsold but look like 14. reason is my puberty growth havedelay.what medicine can help me to boost up puberty growth ?
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Hard to comment: Delay could be genetic or hormonal. I would want to see your growth chart & get an x-ray of your wrist/hand & have it assessed for bone maturity.If you have always been small & the bone maturity is 15 or later it is likely genetic. If your growth has slowed and bone maturity is 14 or less, it may be hormonal. Only specialized treatments could fix that with a hormone doctor.
Answered 6/24/2017
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