Is this normal?????

Question

My son will be fourteen in about 2 months and i dont think he has hit puberity. Should we try to get our family doctor to prescribe us some testosterone??? please help!!

Answer 1

no i am sure he will be hitting it here real soon. boys hit puberty later then females.

Answer 2

there honestly is no "normal" age for kids to hit puberity. there are common ages but it depends on the child. I didn't hit puberity until i was a soph. in high school. My younger sister on the other hand hit puberity at age 12. so it really depends on the person. give it some more time and if he hasn't shown any signs by age 15-16 go to the doctor and run some tests. (but honestly it's at least gonna give you some peace and quiet before the raging hormonal teeenager emerges so be a bit thankful) good luck

Answer 3

No i think its only a problem if he gets to 16 Years old, plus it will really embarress the poor dude, dont do anything and just be patient. All people are differentt while some guys may start puberty at 10 most dont till at least 12 and a lot not till around 14/15.

Answer 4

Girls normally enter puberty between the ages of 8-14, while the onset for boys is between the ages of 9-14. When there is a delay in puberty, it is called delayed sexual development.

For girls, delayed sexual development is defined as an absence of breast development by the age of 13, or an absence of menstruation for five years or more after initial breast development. Delayed sexual development for boys means their testicles don’t enlarge by age 14, or their sex organs don’t completely develop five years after they started to develop.

Causes
Delayed sexual development can be caused by chronic disease, abnormal chromosomes, or other factors. It can also be a variation of normal puberty, called constitutional delay. In this case, some adolescents simply take longer to develop than their peers, but eventually catch up. To understand the reason for the delay, it is necessary to look at potential causes including:

Underlying disease:
Diabetes mellitus
Inflammatory bowel disease
Kidney disease
Cystic fibrosis
Anemia
Hypopituitarism (infection, trauma, central nervous system lesions)
Chronic infections
Anorexia nervosa
Malnutrition
Kallman’s syndrome
Your doctor will ask about your child’s symptoms and medical history, and perform a physical exam. He or she will also look at pubertal milestones, and your child’s growth chart. An x-ray of the left wrist bone may be taken to assess if bone growth is normal for your child’s age.

Depending on these results, other tests may be ordered, including:

Chromosome studies
Hormonal levels: FSH, LH, estradiol in girls and testosterone in boys
GnRH stimulation test
MRI of head and pituitary gland to exclude tumors or lesions
Additional tests (i.e. TSH, prolactin) to evaluate suspected underlying disease
Assess nutritional state
Family history of pubertal delay
Treatment
The treatment of delayed sexual development depends upon the cause. For adolescents who are otherwise healthy and just developing later than their peers, often there is no treatment other than continued monitoring. For those who have a chronic underlying disease, treatment is aimed at the specific condition. Once the condition is treated, puberty typically proceeds. Treatments include:

Sex hormone replacement

Sex hormones are prescribed to those with chromosomal abnormalities like Turner syndrome and Klinefelter syndrome, to help begin sexual development. Hormones may also be prescribed to teens who are severely delayed, or overly stressed by their lack of development.

Psychological support

Psychological support or counseling may be suggested for adolescents who are struggling with the delay in their development.

Answer 5

NO let nature take its coarse. Don't rush him into anything. It will happen very soon.

Answer 6

guys tend to start puberty later...try to remember when u started and he should be around that time.

Answer 7

no. it'll come naturally eventually

Answer 8

maybe he did