Nowadays, many parents are applying growth hormone to help their children grow taller quickly, but I believe mothers must still have many questions and worries about growth hormone therapy, here are some common questions from parents and answers from experts, I believe the answers from experts will help you.
1.Will playing growth hormone suppress the child’s own secretion function?
A: It will not affect. The secretion of growth hormone is related to the hypothalamic-pituitary growth axis, and growth hormone replacement therapy will not affect the function of the hypothalamic-pituitary growth axis.
2. Growth hormone is a “hormone”, so it will be harmful to the child’s body, right?
A: What we usually call “hormone” generally refers to glucocorticoid hormone, and its long-term use will cause children to gain weight. However, growth hormone is very different from glucocorticoids in terms of physiological effects, secretion and regulation. In children, the role of growth hormone is to promote the linear growth of bones and make the body taller. In addition, it also promotes protein synthesis and accelerates lipolysis. It is very safe to use growth hormone for treatment under the guidance of a doctor.
3.Will growth hormone treatment make children gain weight?
A: Generally speaking, growth hormone will not cause children to become obese. If children become fat, it may be related to excessive nutritional intake, and it is recommended to do more vertical jumping exercises, which are not only good for weight control, but also beneficial for promoting the development of height.
4. Will the use of growth hormone treatment for girls with short stature lead to infertility?
A: At present, there is no information showing that it will lead to infertility. On the contrary, there are relevant medical studies confirming that growth hormone can be used as an adjunctive treatment for certain infertility disorders. 5.
A: Growth hormone does not cause diabetes. However, growth hormone can cause a transient increase in blood glucose. Patients with a family history of diabetes need to be highly cautious and need to have their children’s blood glucose checked before treatment, and if growth hormone is used, regular blood glucose testing is required.
6. Will growth hormone treatment cause precocious puberty? Will it make puberty come early?
A: Growth hormone therapy will not cause precocious puberty. The mechanism of growth hormone is to promote linear growth of epiphysis, and only sex hormones are used to promote sexual development. Growth hormone treatment will not cause early puberty.
7. Will growth hormone therapy cause tumors?
A: A large number of medical studies have been done abroad, and medical literature suggests that the incidence of tumors after growth hormone therapy is 2 to 3 per 100,000, which is basically the same as the incidence of tumors in the normal population, with no significant difference.
8.Will growth hormone make the hands and feet bigger?
A: Generally speaking, if the child’s bone age is small and the treatment is carried out according to the doctor’s recommended dosage, the phenomenon of enlarged hands and feet will not occur. If the epiphysis is close to closing when the child starts growth hormone treatment, and the dose of growth hormone is higher, the hands and feet may become larger, but this is not life-threatening.