> At what age do the growth plates fuse, typically, in a male? > Does the onset of sexual-type behaviors have any connection > to bone maturity?
Most of my boys are xrayed for hip dysplasia between 9 and 12 months of age. As near as I can tell, the vast majority of growth plates will be closed by 10-12 months of age with just a few closing later. Sexual-type behaviors and sexual maturity seems to happen earlier than that! Most of my boys are fertile by 7 or 8 months of age, lifting legs, excited about girls in season. I don't think there is any connection, but it is possible. Laura Lang ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
