Comments on: House – Episode 19 (Season Three): “Act Your Age” http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1628 a blog of medicine, comics, television, science and other fun stuff Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:09:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: A. Sanad http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1628/comment-page-2#comment-1035212 A. Sanad Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:49:13 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1628#comment-1035212 this is a feedback to t bird < thanks to the article but still its verlization due to parental use but this is cannot apply to the episode as Juscy is complaining of early menopause ??? this is a feedback to t bird < thanks to the article but still its verlization due to parental use but this is cannot apply to the episode as Juscy is complaining of early menopause ???

]]> By: Divalml http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1628/comment-page-2#comment-961936 Divalml Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:09:42 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1628#comment-961936 I have done countless hours of research on this very topic. My now 7 year old daughter began showing signs of precocious puberty at 5, although at 5 I didn't know that's what was going on. We went to the pediatrician and she blamed her acne on her overly sensitive skin (she has had this since birth). 8 months later I noticed the beginings of breast buds. 3 months after that, the beginings of pubic hair. FINALLY we were referred to a pediatric endocrinologist. We have had bone scans, MRIs, ultrasounds, countless blood tests- all of them came back normal, with the exception of her bone scan. Her bone scan tracked her at the age of 10 1/2 years old, at the time she was 6 1/2years old. After seeing this (rerun) episode of House, it made me question her father (we are divorced) about his medications and such. It turns out that he too has been on a prescription hormone cream. When I told this to the pedi endocrinologist he immediately tested her testosterone levels. They were also through the roof. I admit I am not a doctor, nor am I in the medical field in any way. I am just a mom who wanted answers as to why my little girl has these premature signs. Although we have a few more tests that she needs to go through, right now all test results are pointing to my ex husband's cream usage. So, I do not know how it all works in the body to have these results but, I do know it can happen. My daughter is living proof. I have done countless hours of research on this very topic. My now 7 year old daughter began showing signs of precocious puberty at 5, although at 5 I didn’t know that’s what was going on. We went to the pediatrician and she blamed her acne on her overly sensitive skin (she has had this since birth). 8 months later I noticed the beginings of breast buds. 3 months after that, the beginings of pubic hair. FINALLY we were referred to a pediatric endocrinologist. We have had bone scans, MRIs, ultrasounds, countless blood tests- all of them came back normal, with the exception of her bone scan. Her bone scan tracked her at the age of 10 1/2 years old, at the time she was 6 1/2years old. After seeing this (rerun) episode of House, it made me question her father (we are divorced) about his medications and such. It turns out that he too has been on a prescription hormone cream. When I told this to the pedi endocrinologist he immediately tested her testosterone levels. They were also through the roof. I admit I am not a doctor, nor am I in the medical field in any way. I am just a mom who wanted answers as to why my little girl has these premature signs. Although we have a few more tests that she needs to go through, right now all test results are pointing to my ex husband’s cream usage. So, I do not know how it all works in the body to have these results but, I do know it can happen. My daughter is living proof.

]]> By: Janet http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1628/comment-page-2#comment-887298 Janet Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:38:54 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1628#comment-887298 I thought excess androgen could cause ovarian cysts? I thought excess androgen could cause ovarian cysts?

]]> By: Lainey Holland http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1628/comment-page-2#comment-786803 Lainey Holland Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:27:56 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1628#comment-786803 Don't the granulosa cells in the ovaries convert testosterone to estrogen? I seem to remember that from anatomy (admittedly, I'm a nonruminant nutrition student and anatomy was last semester) Excess estrogen could've caused the problem....but then again, testosterone excretion via skin seems quite unlikely. *shrugs* Don’t the granulosa cells in the ovaries convert testosterone to estrogen? I seem to remember that from anatomy (admittedly, I’m a nonruminant nutrition student and anatomy was last semester) Excess estrogen could’ve caused the problem….but then again, testosterone excretion via skin seems quite unlikely. *shrugs*

]]> By: Yew http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1628/comment-page-2#comment-539364 Yew Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:35:48 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1628#comment-539364 I think that little girl acted pretty well. When I found out House was the one who actually sent the flowers to Wilson, I was like, "Wow, House, you did a good job." I think that little girl acted pretty well.
When I found out House was the one who actually sent the flowers to Wilson, I was like, “Wow, House, you did a good job.”

]]> By: Flyndaran http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1628/comment-page-2#comment-528224 Flyndaran Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:06:18 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1628#comment-528224 Is temper issues and liking girls really that odd for an 8 year old boy? I had severe problems with controling anger and had a definite sex drive before 10. I had no disease. Is temper issues and liking girls really that odd for an 8 year old boy?
I had severe problems with controling anger and had a definite sex drive before 10. I had no disease.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1628/comment-page-2#comment-478594 Daniel Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:57:30 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1628#comment-478594 It's not that I dispute that this episode deserves an 'F' in Medicine, it's that scoring it thus seems inconsistent. As bad as it is, it isn't worse than several other episodes. For example: House failing to comprehend the rudiments of science and statistics in Distractions (the self-induced migraine mess), believing that regular household appliances generate gamma radiation - and possibly focused right on the tumors too, suggesting potassium iodide as an antidote to x-ray exposure, etc. etc.). It's just run of the mill bad medicine for the show, especially Season 3. It’s not that I dispute that this episode deserves an ‘F’ in Medicine, it’s that scoring it thus seems inconsistent. As bad as it is, it isn’t worse than several other episodes. For example: House failing to comprehend the rudiments of science and statistics in Distractions (the self-induced migraine mess), believing that regular household appliances generate gamma radiation – and possibly focused right on the tumors too, suggesting potassium iodide as an antidote to x-ray exposure, etc. etc.). It’s just run of the mill bad medicine for the show, especially Season 3.

]]> By: DES http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1628/comment-page-2#comment-441952 DES Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:49:46 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1628#comment-441952 I'm surprised nobody has picked up on this yet, but pericarditis does not manifest in the way it did in this episode. You don't suddenly collapse; the chest pain and breathing difficulties build up over a period of several hours - if not days, in the case of constrictive pericarditis. I simply can't imagine Lucy going that long without noticing or complaining about the pain. I’m surprised nobody has picked up on this yet, but pericarditis does not manifest in the way it did in this episode. You don’t suddenly collapse; the chest pain and breathing difficulties build up over a period of several hours – if not days, in the case of constrictive pericarditis. I simply can’t imagine Lucy going that long without noticing or complaining about the pain.

]]> By: Bay http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1628/comment-page-2#comment-418602 Bay Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:04:56 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1628#comment-418602 I was very intrigued once Jasper hit Cameron - I immediately thought, "Testosterone!", and was wondering how two kids in the same environment received two different sex hormones from the same source. (I also suspected the kid of molesting his sister, causing the bleeding and cuts, but in retrospect they identified it as menstrual blood, didn't they?) I was very intrigued once Jasper hit Cameron – I immediately thought, “Testosterone!”, and was wondering how two kids in the same environment received two different sex hormones from the same source.

(I also suspected the kid of molesting his sister, causing the bleeding and cuts, but in retrospect they identified it as menstrual blood, didn’t they?)

]]> By: Dan http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1628/comment-page-2#comment-288423 Dan Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:10:21 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1628#comment-288423 What I don't understand is how much of this creme would this dad have to be using for it to be excreted through sweat in quanities high enough to do this to his children? What I don’t understand is how much of this creme would this dad have to be using for it to be excreted through sweat in quanities high enough to do this to his children?

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