How to assess the present stage of puberty in a 13-year-old?
Hi doctor,
I am 13 years old. I have been curious about puberty and height. I am currently 5 feet 6 inches and really insecure about my body and height. I feel very hairy and fair. I have been researching tanner stages of development and I am around tanner stage 4. I have hair around my inner thighs, I can grow a slight mustache in three weeks, I have line of hair from my testicles to my belly button forming. I have little hair around my nipple and some hair on my underarms. I have lots of leg hair and a medium amount of arm hair, my penis is 6.5 inches erect and 4 inches flaccid. I have attached a photo. I wear a shoe size of 11. How tall can I expect to be and how far into puberty really am I? I also have hairy parents.
17 Apr 2024 - 1 min read
Is there a permanent cure for neurogenic bladder?
Hi doctor,
A 10-year-old boy was already diagnosed with Bardet- Biedl syndrome (BBS), CKD (chronic kidney disease), hypogonadism, and neurogenic bladder complained of recurrent urinary tract infection and constipation. The child got Mitrofanoff appendicovesicostomy ten days back. I have attached the discharge summary and all relevant documents (present and past medical history along with the surgery done). I want a second opinion on the treatment done and prognosis. Thank you.
12 Mar 2024 - 1 min read
I saw two white worms while cleaning my 7-month-old baby's umbilical cord. What should I do?
Hi doctor,
My child is 7 months old. I am worried about my child. Yesterday, I cleaned his umbilical cord and got two white worms. There is no wound in his umbilical cord. What to do?
22 Jan 2024 - 1 min read
My 6-year-old son's infected wound does not heal and is growing bigger. Why?
Hello doctor,
My 6-year-old son has a wound with an infection in the right knee. He scratched it and got wounded, and it is three weeks now, and it does not heal. It is growing bigger, and the treatment preparation included washing the wound with water and safeguarding it, drying the wound with clean cloth by tapping, putting Betadine (Povidone-iodine) via cotton buds on the center of the wound, placing the cotton with Betadine on top of the wound and seal it with five band-aids to cover the wound and make it protected whenever the child moves. In the first week, the wound still presents small dry infections. The surrounding skin looks dry and crumples due to the band-aid. It looks like the wound and the skin was not able to breathe. On week two, we did the same process, but I stopped using a band-aid. Now on the third week, it still has not healed and showing the presence of infections on the surrounding skin. I have attached a photo, and please look at the attached image and help me.
19 Jan 2024 - 1 min read
My child had a surgery for undescended testicle. Will his testicle grow normally?
Hi doctor,
My child had an undescended testicle. He underwent surgery ten months back. But his testicle seems small when compared to others. Does his testicle have improper growth? Will it take some time to grow normally?
17 Jan 2024 - 1 min read
