February Follow-up Appointment

February 2008

Kyle was measured and was now 4'11" and weighed 90 lbs. He had grown 3 inches and put on 14 pounds since April 2007. The doctor was very pleased with the fact he was growing. But at age 14 years, 10 months yet still only showing very early signs of puberty, the doctor wanted to give him a jump-start. He prescribed a monthly injection of Testosterone, to be given by Kyle's regular doctor for 6 months. Once his body recognizes the testosterone in his system, it will be tricked into producing its own. In addition, the doctor also prescribed Letrozole, a tablet to be taken once a day. (Letrozole has been shown to delay the fusing of the growth plates in adolescents. This may boost the effectiveness of growth hormone, and thus Letrozole is used to treat adolescents and children with short stature.) The doctor also increased Kyle's growth hormone dosage to 2.7 MG/day, 6 days a week.