ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -For individuals with dwarfism due to growth hormone deficiency, treatment with injections of a synthetic version of the hormone may increase final height. In most cases, children receive daily injections for several years until they reach a maximum adult height-often within the average adult range for their family.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the U.S., growth hormone is approved to treat what doctors refer to as idiopathic short stature, or cases where there is not a medical cause. As a result, use of growth hormone has expanded from strictly hormone replacement to an area of care focused on treating slow growth and short stature itself.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pituitary dwarfism is treated with regular injections of synthetic human growth hormone before a child’s growth plates have joined together. It can be difficult to manage, however, and success rates vary.

Detailed explanation-4: -GH treatment is a safe, effective way to treat growth hormone deficiency, Turner Syndrome, and a few other conditions associated with short stature.

Detailed explanation-5: -Growth hormone deficiency (GHD), also known as dwarfism or pituitary dwarfism, is a condition caused by insufficient amounts of growth hormone in the body. Children with GHD have abnormally short stature with normal body proportions. GHD can be present at birth (congenital) or develop later (acquired).