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Growth hormone deficiency in children

Growth hormone deficiency in children

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Is a type of:

Bone diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

Body locations

Head, Bones

Symptoms

Behavioral problem
Behavior problems
Short stature
Visual difficulties
Change in vision

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Growth hormone deficiency in children
Human growth hormone
4.6
21 reviews

Tests

Thyroid blood tests
Igf 1 (somatomedin c)

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A 48-year old asked:

If I am having behavioral problem can this be caused by growth hormone deficiency in children?

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A 34-year old asked:

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

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A 18-year old female asked:

If my growth hormone deficiency was a mutation in my family and no one else in my family history has it, will it be passed on to my children?

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A 35-year old asked:

What is adult growth hormone deficiency?

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A 39-year old asked:

Growth hormone deficiency- how can it be cured?

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A 37-year old asked:

What causes a growth hormone deficiency problem?

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A 38-year old asked:

What can be done about growth hormone deficiency?

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A 37-year old asked:

What are the signs of having growth hormone deficiency?

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A 47-year old asked:

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

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A 30-year old asked:

What is the likelihood that I have a growth hormone deficiency?

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A 35-year old asked:

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

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A 45-year old asked:

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

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A 38-year old asked:

I have growth hormone deficiency. Is it recommended to take medicine injections for it?

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A 39-year old asked:

What happens if a child gets gh treatment (growth hormone), without having gh deficiency?

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A 23-year old female asked:

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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A 30-year old asked:

Are growth plates likely to be fused at 18 if I had a growth hormone deficiency?

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A 40-year old asked:

What is the treatment for growth hormone deficiency?

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A 46-year old asked:

Can 15 year old get tested for growth hormone deficiency?

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A 35-year old asked:

How do you diagnose growth hormone deficiency in adolescence?

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A 37-year old asked:

Do I have a growth hormone deficiency if i'm tired every day?

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A 17-year old female asked:

Who is the carrier of the genes that causes growth hormone deficiency

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A 34-year old asked:

Can you tell me is growth hormone deficiency caused by not eating enough of these foods?

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A 40-year old asked:

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

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A 30-year old asked:

Does growth hormone deficiency affect penis?

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A 44-year old asked:

It possible to test for growth hormone deficiency?

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A 37-year old asked:

Can growth hormone deficiency cause blood sugar problem?

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A 19-year old male asked:

Hi what would would be happen if a 19 years old boy has growth hormone deficiency? Does it effect on other things besides of being short?

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A 39-year old asked:

Does growth hormone deficiency lower testosterone levels?

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A 37-year old asked:

Can growth hormone deficiency affect testosterone levels?

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A 43-year old asked:

Can a 18 year old test for growth hormone deficiency?

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