Do I have Growth hormone deficiency?
I am an 18 year old male. My problem is that I look very small for my age. I don't have beard or mustache yet, only little where my friends are shaving since 16. I am also not growing how a normal boy should grow. My height is only 5 ft 5 inches. I still have some milk dentition. I have only little pubic hair, that which arises at 16 years of age. Basically as an appearance factor, i look like im 15. Now do I have growth hormone deficiency? Actually my parents are against visiting the doctor for this case. The are scared that with the growth hormone injection treatment ill get affected. Please tell me what should I do?? Will i continue growing but late??or will I be like this forever? It not the problem that im not tall but the main problem is the rest of my features are still underdeveloped and im tuning 19 next month..Please help
October 13th, 2010 - 11:34
Your height is well below average but still very normal.
It is unlikely that you are deficient in HGH as you are not a dwarf who is shorter than 4’10 or 147 cm.
As you are a late bloomer you will probably gain a few more height inches. The absolute deadline for male height growth is 25 although in most cases any growth after 18 is likely to be insignificant but there are exceptions and late bloomers are amongst the exceptions.