Growth hormone is effective in treating dwarfism caused by a lack of growth hormone, but it is not effective in all children with dwarfism. Growth hormone can be used to treat shortness caused by growth hormone deficiency. In addition, it is also effective in treating other causes of shortness, such as idiopathic dwarfism and congenital ovarian hypoplasia syndrome. However, growth hormone is not very effective in the treatment of familial short stature caused by genetic predisposition, and there is no accurate data proving that growth hormone is effective in the treatment of short stature caused by metabolic diseases and other special symptoms. If children have short stature, parents are advised to take their children to the hospital to clarify the cause of short stature, and then carry out targeted treatment.