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Pediatric Constitutional Growth Delay
Children with constitutional growth delay grow at a normal rate, but tend to be smaller than other children their age.
What is Pediatric Constitutional Growth Delay?
Constitutional growth delay is a temporary condition, not a medical disorder. Children with constitutional grown delay don’t show any signs or symptoms of growth disorders or diseases that would cause a growth delay.
Children (3-11 years old*) and young teens (12-14 years old**) with constitutional growth delay typically catch up with their peers in adulthood.
What are the signs and symptoms of Pediatric Constitutional Growth Delay?
- Delayed growth spurt even when they reach puberty (between the ages of 10 and 14 for girls and between the ages of 12 and 16 for boys***)
- Delayed sexual development
- Reach puberty later than peers
*Age of children as defined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
**Age of young teens as defined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
***Age of puberty is middle childhood to teenage years as defined by the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
Pediatric Constitutional Growth Delay Doctors and Providers
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Perrin White, MD Pediatric Endocrinologist -
Soumya Adhikari, MD Pediatric Endocrinologist -
Abha Choudhary, MD Pediatric Endocrinologist -
Melissa Ham, MD Pediatric Endocrinologist -
Muniza Mogri, MD Pediatric Endocrinologist -
Sudha Mootha, MD Pediatric Endocrinologist -
Nivedita Patni, MD Pediatric Endocrinologist -
Amanda Shaw, MD Pediatric Endocrinologist -
Ming Yang, MD Pediatric Endocrinologist -
Huay-Lin Lo, MD Pediatric Endocrinologist