What to look for in hormone therapy

  1.Before starting hormone therapy, tuberculosis infection and other serious infections should be excluded, and if infection exists, active anti-infection treatment is needed.  2.After taking hormones, calcium and vitamin D should be supplemented, because hormones can lead to osteoporosis and even fracture.  3.After taking hormone, you should pay attention to oral care, daily boric acid bath and hand washing to prevent skin infection, respiratory tract infection and other infections.  4.Monitor blood pressure.  5.Regular eye examination, pay attention to cataracts and glaucoma, which are relatively common side effects, usually asymptomatic in children and easily ignored.  6, regular blood calcium, vitamin D and urine calcium, long-term application of hormones need to monitor bone density.  7. Pay attention to tuberculosis infection, regular tuberculosis-related checkups, especially when the child has low fever and wasting, be more alert.  8. Take the medicine strictly according to the doctor’s prescription, and forbid to stop using hormone suddenly, which can lead to life-threatening acute adrenocortical insufficiency.  9.Monitor urine sugar.  10.After taking hormones, children may have full-moon face and buffalo back, which is the redistribution of subcutaneous fat caused by hormones and will gradually disappear with the reduction of hormones.  11.After the application of hormones, the child’s appetite will increase greatly and he will be prone to obesity, so he needs to control his diet appropriately.