Estrogen to stop girls from growing so tall
I am beyond livid at my sister’s pediatrician. The pediatrician suggested to her yesterday that she put her 10 year old daughter on estrogen to stop her from growing so tall. WTF ? is what came out of my mouth when my sister called to tell me this. Neither of us had ever heard of this practice. If you google it you will actually find lots of "debates" over this practice. I can’t believe that there are parents who will do this to do their daughters. One of the long-term effects is inferitlity. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I honestly can’t believe that a normal (not specialized) peditrician would even suggest this to her patients. The pediatrician is tall herself and said she hated being tall while growing up. Uhh, not my problem or rather, not my niece’s problem.
My niece is going to be tall. There is no doubt about that. Her mother is 6′. Her father is 6′4". I’m her aunt at 6′1". We’ve all done okay. I’m still just floored that this lady suggested this possible course of action. Who is she to play "God"? Better yet, is she truly qualified to be suggesting this type of intervention. The pediatrician told my sister that right now she has four 8-year-olds on estrogen to stunt their growth. I’m pissed about that, too. What parents would agree to do this to their children ? Did they not look at any of the research from this ? Do they really want their 8 year old daughters in puberty at that early of an age ?
I really need to step down off my soap box. I’m still pissed. I just think of all the tall tennis women, volleyball players - think Gabrielle Reese 
- she is absolutely beautiful and TALL. Look at all the models. grrrrr.
I really hope that people educate themselves before choosing such actions. I’m shutting up now. I think.
