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A member asked:
My son has idopathic short stature. almost 16 bone age of 14. he's 5' will he grow more without gh?
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Yes: A bone age of 14 in a 16 yo means he will have an additional 2 years to grow. How much is uncertain, but HGH injections would only get him to the same point a bit sooner.
Answered 11/9/2017
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