Question 1

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 2

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 3

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 4

how do you diagnose growth hormone deficiency in adolescence?

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Tricky: Most kids, particularly boys, who present with poor growth during adolescence often turn out to have delayed puberty and not gh deficiency.  A pediatric endocrinologist is trained to distinguish between the two problems. Please discuss with your doctor.

Question 5

is it possible to have children if you have congenital growth hormone deficiency?

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Yes: If that's the only hormone deficiency then replacing gh will be helpful.  If there are other pituitary hormone deficiencies it becomes more difficult, but still possible.

Question 6

does growth hormone deficiency affect  penis?

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Growth hormone: The stunted growth is global including the penis.

Question 7

it possible to test for growth hormone deficiency?

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Stimulation test: Growth hormone deficiency can be suspected when an individual has a very low igf-1 (insulin like growth factor) which is mainly made by the liver under the control by secretion of growth hormone.  To measure growth hormone directly you have to do a stimulation test using various agents, because growth hormone is not secreted constantly but in pulses and usually in your sleep.

Question 8

what is the treatment for growth hormone deficiency?

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Growth Hormone.: If you truly have low growth  as proxy measured by a baseline igf-1, and followed up with a growth hormone stulation with one of several agents and have gh measured at baseline and thereafter, and you secrete little, than depending in insurance and age, you might be able to get it. Soon, drugs will be avaialble to be orally taken (peptides) but they will be completing phase 2 studies.

Question 9

can growth hormone deficiency cause blood sugar problem?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Untreated gh deficiency in infants may cause low blood sugar. Likewise, gh is a diabetogenic hormone and can raise blood sugars, sometimes too much.

Question 10

what causes growth hormone deficiency in a fraternal twin (female)?

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Depends: When kids are diagnosed with gh deficiency, a brain MRI is done to look for anything which may be disturbing the pituitary gland. Most often, gh deficiency is idiopathic, meaning that we don't know. Being a fraternal twin does not influence the cause unless there might have been difficulties with either pregnancy or delivery.

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