Growth hormone treatments may be good news for children who have short parents. However, growth hormone therapy is generally only effective for children who are deficient in growth hormone and does not help much for normal children. If the problem is genetic, growth hormone therapy is hardly effective. So which children is the therapy for? Growth hormone therapy is a treatment for children who do not produce growth hormone properly due to certain diseases or abnormalities in the pituitary gland. These children generally grow 8-10 cm in the first year of treatment and 7-8 cm in the second year, and should choose this treatment if their predicted future height is under 165 cm for males and 150 cm for females. When is the best time to have growth hormone therapy? Growth hormone therapy is a method of stimulating the epiphyseal plate to accelerate bone growth as the bones grow. Therefore, it is only effective if the epiphyseal plates are open, but not if they are closed. The younger you are, the better, at least until you reach puberty. You can receive the treatment before 3 years old, i.e. 10-11 years old for boys and 9-10 years old for girls. You can receive growth hormone therapy from the age of 5 years old, and if your family is short, you can decide whether to do the treatment after a physical examination. How many centimeters can I grow after treatment? The effectiveness of growth hormone therapy depends on the child’s current height, weight, bone age, the start of treatment, and the course of treatment. Generally, growth hormone therapy can make a child about 10 cm taller than he or she would otherwise be. Growth hormone therapy is largely ineffective if the child is over 14 years old for females and over 17 years old for males, as determined by an X-ray examination of the bone age. The course of treatment and therapy usually lasts from 6 months to 1 year. Growth hormone preparations are purchased according to the doctor’s prescription and then injected subcutaneously at home every day. If the growth is more than 5cm in 6 months, the treatment is effective. If the growth is less than 3cm, the treatment is considered ineffective and can be stopped. The treatment process can be confirmed by going to the hospital every 3-6 months. The dosage of injection depends on the weight, if the weight is around 40kg, you need to inject 4 units of the preparation 1 bottle per day, and the cost is around 2000 USD per month. Natural growth is the best option Many people think that growth hormone therapy is a cure-all for height problems, but this is not entirely true. If the lack of growth hormone production is not caused by a disease, or if the child is under a lot of psychological stress because of his height, it is best to let the child grow naturally and healthily through the mother’s care. As mentioned earlier, 30 minutes of exercise and balanced nutrition every day will help your child to produce growth hormone. Therefore, let your child exercise more, eat well, and have a happy life, or develop your child’s ability to draw, sing, or dance.