In recent years, the problem of short children has become the concern of many families and society, many parents indiscriminately use various “height increasing” drugs because their children are short, and many parents expect their children may have “late growth”, and blindly wait. This has caused many children to lose the best period of height increase, and regret it.
In order to raise parents’ awareness of childhood dwarfism and to grasp the best treatment period, the following are some issues that every parent should know and master: 1. Therefore, if your child is significantly lower than normal children of the same sex and age or has a growth rate of 4-5cm per year, you should consider that your child has a growth disorder and go to a qualified hospital for a pediatrician to conduct relevant examinations as early as possible.
2. There are many causes of short stature, but they can be broadly divided into two categories: “disease-related short stature” and “non-disease short stature”.
Common disease-related short stature: growth hormone deficiency, hypothyroidism, congenital ovarian and developmental insufficiency, precocious puberty, certain metabolic diseases (such as congenital chondrodysplasia, renal tubular acidosis, etc.), certain chronic diseases and malnutrition.
Non-disease dwarfism: such as familial dwarfism, idiopathic dwarfism, premature babies, low birth weight babies, and somatic growth delay. According to domestic and foreign data, 30% of children younger than fetal age are still below 2 standard deviations from the normal average height in adulthood, and the final height is about 142cm for girls and 150cm for boys. Generally, once the epiphysis closes after puberty, the growth of height stops and the height of the body is basically fixed, so it is impossible to grow taller by any method.
In fact, short children are not a problem that cannot be solved now, but parents must pay attention to it. First of all, if you find that your child is significantly lower than other children of the same age, you should go to the hospital early for detailed examination, such as: cranial radiograph, bone age radiograph, growth hormone and post-stimulation test level measurement, thyroid function measurement, chromosome examination, etc.
After the cause of short stature is identified, correct treatment should be provided under the guidance of an experienced doctor according to the cause.
At the same time, it is important to make early diagnosis and early treatment. The younger the child is, the better the treatment effect and the less the cost. Do not blindly wait and miss the best treatment period for your child and cause lifelong regrets.