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Is Growth Hormone Test Required For The Premature Born Baby?
my son was premature born at 35 weeks, of 4 pounds in weight.now he is 15 months and his weight is 8 kg and height is 72 cm. secondly he has short penis and short testicles as well...i m just worried about his overall growth....do i need to test for his growth hormone deficiency?
Thu, 22 May 2014
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Your son is growing well.Birth weight of 4 pounds and at 15 months 8 kg are perfectly correlating. Height is also good.Measure penile length. If it is 2.5cm or more then it is normal.If less then get back
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Best regards
Welcome to healthcaremagic
Your son is growing well.Birth weight of 4 pounds and at 15 months 8 kg are perfectly correlating. Height is also good.Measure penile length. If it is 2.5cm or more then it is normal.If less then get back
Happy to help you
Best regards
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