PEDIATRICS Vol. 53 No. 2 February 1974, pp. 285-287
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Counseling and Synthetic Steroids in Short Stature Without Organic Disease

Sumner J. Yaffe M.D., C. Warren Bierman M.D., Howard M. Cann M.D., Sanford Cohen M.D., John Freeman M.D., Arnold P. Gold M.D., Frederick M. Kenny M.D., Harris Dewitt Riley Jr. M.D., Irwin A. Schafer M.D., Lester F. Soyka M.D., Charles F. Weiss M.D., Gregory Chudzik Pharm.D., Frederic M. Kenny M.D., Irwin Schafer M.D., John C. Ballin Ph.D., Alan K. Done M.D., Louis Farchione M.D., C. P. Scott M.D., Steven Sawchuk M.D., and Artemis P. Simopoulos M.D.

The common problem of short stature in children who are growing at a normal rate is best managed by clarification of, and attention to, the psychological issues. This may require referral for expert psychological counseling. In a few instances, the physician, parents, and patient may agree that carefully supervised use of one of the synthetic will be made on a short-term basis in an attempt to accelerate growth rate.