Question 1

i was diagonosed with growth hormone deficiency at a year old. i was on gh shots from 4 to 13 at 13 i went off gh shots,i've beengaining weight scince?

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Some basics: Early identification &amp; treatment of HGH deficiency has been a standard of care for decades, aided by advances that produced a synthetic form. Typical treatments would continue until the bone growth stopped with fusion of growth centers. Benefits for later use are considered on a case by case basis. I would review your concerns with your doc &amp; consider consulting an endocrinologist for your options

Question 2

what is adult growth hormone deficiency?

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Mysterious: Along with "hypophyseal-pituitary axis disorder", this is a poorly-understood.  There's no doubt that some older adults feel much better when supplemented with a bit of growth hormone.  And it's a popular diagnosis for quacks to sell growth hormone to troubled souls. A specialist knows how to do the lab work but there's no hard-and-fast criteria yet.

Question 3

growth hormone deficiency- how can it be cured?

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Treated: Hi. Growth hormone deficiency can be treated, not cured. Like type 1 diabetes  on insulin or hypothyroidism on thyroid hormone; insulin treats the diabetes but doesn't cure it and thyroid hormone treats the hypothyroidism but doesn't cure it. Growth hormone deficiency doesn't have to be treated, but if it is treated, it's with growth hormone replacement.

Question 4

what causes a growth hormone deficiency problem?

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Pituitary activity: There are several reasons why children or adults can have a pituitary that is unable to make enough hgh for adequate growth or metabolic wellbeing. Consult a real endocrinologist if you think you or your child may have a deficiency of gh.

Question 5

what can be done about growth hormone deficiency?

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Replace it: Hgh is available to use for fda approved indications in children with gh deficiency and some other causes of small stature.  Adults wtih gh deficiency may also be entitled to replacement.  It's available in daily injection form.

Question 6

what are the signs of having growth hormone deficiency?

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Child or adult?: If you are a child with gh deficiency, you will have short stature, and gh treatment will add a few inches and help you get to predicted height.  In adults, gh naturally goes down to low levels.  In adults with pituitary deficiency, hormones are replaced, but not gh, since gh does not really have a role in adults.  Trials with gh in adults have not proven that gh does any good.

Question 7

what is life like with growth hormone deficiency (ghd)?

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Growth hormone: Gh deficiency causes stunted growth.  The height and weight are below normal percentile.

Question 8

what is the likelihood that i have a growth hormone deficiency?

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Not high: The true prevalence of adult-onset gh deficiency is difficult to estimate with certainty but a reasonable estimate may be obtained from prevalence data for pituitary macroadenoma, which approximates to 1:10000 population. Addition of cases of childhood-onset ghd persisting into adult life gives an overall prevalence of between 2 and 3 per 10000 population.

Question 9

i just found i have a growth hormone deficiency but is it too late to grow?

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Likely: At a listed age of 40, you could have simply had growth hormone levels drop off with age, as they do in everyone, but more than expected. If they were normal during the teen years, which we cannot know, you likely cannot blame this for your height. If the growth centers in your bones are closed, as they do in most by late teens, you cannot grow taller.

Question 10

i'm a teen suffering with growth hormone deficiency! how can this be treated?

Accepted Answer

Injections : Of growth hormone can be given if you have been diagnosed early enough. Talk to your doctor about referral to an endocrinologist for treatment.

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I was diagonosed with growth hormone deficiency at a year old. i was on gh shots from 4 to 13 at 13 i went off gh shots,i've beengaining weight scince?

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