Here's a link from yesterday's New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/s...children&st=cse

I know it's not the same drug but estrogen closes the bone plates of girls and boys. Exposure to estrogen can cause premature puberty and it can make kids stop growing earlier than they would otherwise.

I'm going to take it in pill form until my son leaves home (3 years) just to be on the safe side.