I Am 24 Years Old (male) Height 5feet 8inch ,

Posted on Mon, 22 Apr 2019

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Question : I am 24 years old (male) height 5feet 8inch , weight 69kg. I look very small, lean compared to people of my age and and even small compared to 8 years younger brother of mine, my face, my chest looks like half grown adult, no proper beard growth -only at chin, no chest hair. I grew up like being odd lean one all my childhood facing this problem. When i turned 21, I got bum fat and belly fat. I believe my genital organ is small. I don't have the thick skin on my chest, my fingers and toes look small and week.I couldn't lift much weights in gym. I am diagnosed with gynocomastia(acute) recently. I don't have thyroid problem. Are these symptoms related to growth harmone deficiency or pitiutory tumour?

Other problems i had are:

daydreaming, feel tired very soon if i do some physical work, no concentration(hardly 2-3mins), lack of desire, staying away from social life, no self esteem

Answered by Dr. Mirjeta Guni (-3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
GH deficiency probable;

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
As far as i can see from your medical report and lab exams, all the other endocrinological pathologies are excluded (thyroid, high prolactin or low testosterone) so the only one left is GH deficiency, as a probable cause of your symptoms.
If your predicted height should have been higher , than GH deficiency is more likely.
So, you may discuss with your physician to check GH and IGF1.
Best wishes,
Dr.Mirjeta

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