Growth hormone injections have become one of the most effective methods recognized by experts to increase height. Growth hormone is the most important hormone secreted by the human body to promote growth and development, but many short patients lack growth hormone due to diseases or other factors, so they must be injected with synthetic growth hormone to reach or even exceed the height of their peers. Some people are afraid that growth hormone may have side effects, but in fact, there is no need to worry because the amino acid content, sequence and protein spatial structure of synthetic growth hormone are exactly the same as that of human pituitary growth hormone, and it is safe as long as it is used correctly under the guidance of doctors.
State control of the use of hormonal drugs refers to abuse without indications for the use of hormones, and doctors will only recommend growth hormone after examination and when they think there are indications for its use.
The mechanism of action of growth hormone is to promote linear growth of epiphysis, and only sex hormones will promote sexual development.
The earliest growth hormone was extracted from the pituitary gland of a recently deceased human being, and has been used in the United States since 1958 for the treatment of childhood growth hormone deficiency, and in 1985, the in vitro recombinant human growth hormone was successfully synthesized, and growth hormone began to be used clinically in large quantities. Growth hormone has been used for decades in the treatment of these indications, and has a good safety profile. Common side effects include redness and swelling at the injection site, transient headache, mild edema due to water and sodium retention, and arthralgia due to accelerated growth, etc. These reactions are generally mild and will improve after a few days of dose reduction or discontinuation, and will gradually adapt over time. Meanwhile, due to the accelerated growth, the need for thyroxine increases, which may lead to hypothyroidism, which can be corrected by adding small doses of thyroxine during treatment. Other serious side effects are rare, but some cases of femoral head slippage have been reported due to overgrowth, which can be improved by short term dose reduction or discontinuation.