Injections can be started when a growth hormone deficiency is identified, but attention should be paid to the presence of epiphyseal closure, which prevents further growth hormone injections.
Growth hormone is mainly used to correct short height, but it needs to be injected before the body’s skeletal line is closed in order to be effective. Growth hormone can effectively promote bone growth and development. Before puberty, the bones are usually not closed, so injections are better.
If you find that your child is much smaller in height than children of the same age, develops slowly, grows slowly, etc., i.e., fails to reach the standard of the same age, it is recommended that you can go to the hospital for a growth hormone stimulation test. If the lack of diagnosis is confirmed, it is recommended that growth hormone injection can be given under the guidance of professional doctors to give correction.
However, growth hormone should not be injected blindly, as too much growth hormone may cause premature maturity and rapid growth and development. In addition, the injection of growth hormone may also lead to a transient increase in blood glucose, which can be relieved after discontinuing the use of growth hormone.