Dubai Conf Update - Growth In Thals

[vikaskapoor]

HI GUYS,

WE ALL KNOW DR RATNA CHATTERGEE FROM LONDON WHO IS ONE OF THE BEST ENDOCRONOLOGIST AVAILABLE TO THALSSEMICS .

SHE ALONG WITH HER COLLEGUE GIVEN A V GOOD PRESENTATION ON GROWTH IN THALASSEMICS ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE CONF. THE BRIEFS ARE AS FOLLWS -:

AS WE ALL KNOW THALS HAVE ABNORMAL GROWTH AND DUE TO THIS SOME OF US DEVELOP THE SYMPTOMS OF GROWTH V LATE AS COMPARED TO NORMALS . SO ONE HAS TO GO TO ENDOCRONOLOGIST AT RIGHT TIME . AND IN SOME CASES GROWTH START AT NORMAL TIME BUT STOPS AFTER SOME TIME THAT IS BECAUSE OUR BODY STOP PRODUCING THE HORMONE CALLED ANDROGEN AND TESTOSTERONE(A potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics) THIS HORMONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GROWTH . THIS IS TIME WE NEED A DOCTOR FOR SOME CURE.
SO THE BEST OPTION IS WE SHOULD VISIT OUR ENDOCRONOLOGIST AS SOON AS PUBERTY OR DELAYED PUBERTY BECAUSE GROWTH IS STILL POSSIBLE TILL THE AGE OF 20-21 AND AFTER THAT GROWTH IS NOT POSSIBLE . ITS WHEN THE GROWTH LEVEL IS HIGHEST , IF TAKEN ON TIME TO THE PROPER DOCTOR , CAN ELEVATE THIER GROWTH BY PROPER TREATMENT.

I HAVE TRIED MY BEST TO PUT ALL I HAVE HEARD IN THAT PRESENTATION IN THIS POST . PLS CONSULT YOUR DOCS AND ALL THE BEST.

REGARDS
VIKAS KAPOOR

[Pranav]

Hi Vikas

I would like to add here that according to Dr. Ratna Chatterjee we must start monitaring our height at an age of 10. After every 6 months we should see & keep a record weather our hieght has increased or not , becouse this is the age when we start gaining height.

Regards

Pranav