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Short stature
Short stature is a clinical finding in which a child is at or below the third percentile on the growth chart. Short stature is also defined relative to the child's growth potential as determined by the child's genetics (parents' heights). When a child is below his or her genetic potential, the child is evaluated for medical conditions such as growth hormone deficiency, hypothyroidism, or chromosomal abnormalities such as Turner syndrome.
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A 44-year old asked:
Are causes of short stature the same?
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A 34-year old asked:
What does having a short stature mean?
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A 34-year old asked:
I'm short stature, how can get taller?
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A 39-year old asked:
Is short stature be considered a disability?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Short stature?
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A 46-year old asked:
What causes people to have flat faces and a short stature?
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A 32-year old asked:
Why do people with it have flatter faces and short stature?
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A 31-year old asked:
What is a short stature? What percentage of normal height qulaifies?
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A 30-year old asked:
Do you think I should accept "short stature" or do something to fix it?
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A 31-year old asked:
What causes short stature and what is one way to increase height?
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A 37-year old asked:
Possible reasons for short stature other than genetics?
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A 34-year old asked:
How many injectable iu's of HGH do short stature kids take?
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A 48-year old asked:
What are some reasons for short stature other than genetics?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have short stature but am underweight. Exactly 86 pounds. How can I gain a little without getting fat.
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A 35-year old female 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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A 24-year old male asked about a 24-year old male:
I am experiencing abnormally small penis. The following also describes me: Short stature. What should I do?
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A 33-year old male asked:
I read that the short stature of North Koreans is due to malnutrition. Can malnutrition result in reduced stature?
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A 39-year old asked:
If a woman of short stature is overweight or obese do you think the excess weight will cause them to appear shorter in height?
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A 21-year old female asked:
What is the best surgical type/technique bone elongation for 26 Y/o man complaining of short stature (his hight 158 cm and want to be 163 cm minimum)?
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A 48-year old asked:
What syndromes or conditions have low birth weight, short stature, small torso?
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A 42-year old female asked about a male:
What are the likely underlying pathologic conditions that cause short stature, delayed bone age, and decreased growth rates in a child?
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A 36-year old asked:
When to begin growth hormone treatment for short stature.?
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A 31-year old asked:
What is the best age to begin growth hormone treatment for short stature?
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A 31-year old asked:
How do you treat short stature and how to prevent the closing of the bones - will this allow the boy (14 yrs) to continue growing?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Male,21,My doc said I have short stature compared to my family members due to malnutrition,any chances that my growth plate still open ?
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A 29-year old male asked:
I am experiencing abnormally small penis. The following also describe me: Short stature and Loss of sex drive. What should I do? Is there any possibility that we can enlarge penis
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A 34-year old male asked about a male:
Will anavar and arimidex (anastrozole) promote growth in a child with idiopathic short stature, without the use of growth hormone?
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A 22-year old male asked:
I am experiencing abnormal urine stream and abnormally small penis. The following also describes me: Short stature. What should I do?
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A 32-year old asked:
What syndromes or conditions have low birth weight, short stature, or small hands and feet?
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A member asked about a male:
4yo boy, underweight and short stature. Hungry 24/7, wakes every hour at night for food. TSH - 6.9 (mU/L) FT4 - 12 (pmol/L) FT3 - 7.1 (pmol/L)?
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