Hormone Blocker Shocker: Drug Costs 8 Times More When Used For Kids
(World News USA)

Dr. Sudeep Taksali, an orthopedic surgeon, became worried that his 8-year-old daughter had already grown taller than his 12-year-old son. And sometimes she had an attitude more befitting a teenager. Something seemed wrong. Taksali and his wife, Sara, realized their daughter had grown 7 inches in two years and was showing signs of puberty. They took her to the doctor, who referred her to a pediatric endocrinologist for a work-up. Eventually, their daughter was diagnosed with central precocious puberty. It´s a rare condition that meant she would go through sexual development years earlier than her peers and would likely stop growing prematurely, too. Adopted two years ago from India, she´s a...