anyone ever have a child with a growth hormone deffiency?
600263
I have growth hormone deficiency. I take growth hormone shots and I am growing strong. You should see an endocrinologist ASAP. Your son will need some blood tests and then a growth hormone stimulation test to diagnose his growth hormone deficiency. Then, you can prescribe injections.
446765
Growth hormones are very dangerous, one of my friends took them in high school HGH is what he took, he is now mentally disabled from a pulpose in his brain. They also can make parts of your body start to grow, ie your hands ears head and nose. There are many ways to gain the weight naturally why dont you talk to your trainer?
709622
Human Growth hormone - they can give it is shots or pill form
193591
This is from a website that doctors use called UptoDate  \n"If growth hormone deficiency is congenital and complete, the diagnosis is relatively easy to confirm. Affected children present with severe growth failure, delayed bone age, and very low serum concentrations of growth hormone, IGF-I, and its major binding protein, IGF-binding protein-3 [19]. Provocative testing of growth hormone secretion with insulin-induced hypoglycemia, as may be performed in adults with suspected growth hormone deficiency, is not recommended in children (show table 4). (See "Diagnosis of hypopituitarism").\n\nIn children with less severe growth failure, whose height may still be within the normal range for age, the decision to undertake detailed testing should be based on strict auxologic criteria. It is therefore mandatory to obtain accurate serial measurements of height. Any evidence of central nervous system disease or other anterior pituitary hormone deficiencies should lead to testing of growth hormone and IGF-I production.\n\nThe rare children with growth hormone insensitivity have high serum growth hormone concentrations but low serum IGF-I and IGF binding-protein-3 concentrations [19]. In its complete
1125279
YES I HAVE...I WAS TOLD BY DOCTORS THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE KIDS...GOD SAVED ME AND GAVE ME TWO..BOY AND A GIRL..MY LITTLE GIRL WAS BORN WITH A HOLE ON HER LOWER PART OF HER BACK..DOC..SAID THAT SHE MIGHT NOT WALK..GOD TOUCH HER AND SHE WALKS..I WITH SPIRITUAL EYE'S WATCH GOD CLOSE HER HOLE UP..
692464
too much GH is very bad for you after puberty. you wont grow any taller, and overtime it causes acromegaly which is enlargment of your soft tissues which will enlarge your lips, nose, etc. and more importantly internal organs like your heart and liver which can lead to heart failure. i dont know about the mood swings and stuff... but acromegaly is much worse...\n\nNEVER buy anything like this from an online pharmacy unless you are 100% sure they are legit (just because they claim they are doesnt mean they are), especially growth hormone, viagra, cialis, etc... you never know what youre getting, and some of that stuff, such as growth hormone, is dangerous especially when you dont know what kind of dosage youre getting or if it is even the real thing. and dont beleive everything you read on the internet (or anywhere else for that matter)
1148427
Adult growth hormone. These are shots that can be prescribed by your doctor if it is found that your pituitary gland is growth hormone deficeint.
124784
human growth hormone can be extremely dangerous. It needs to be used with a doctor's close supervision only.
106424
I had a clincial presentation not too long ago that included a family who had 3 of their 5 kids (yes, it is autosomal recessive and the parents knew that...) \nThe kids said that the felt like they had a pretty normal life, as compared to their friends, and they can for the most part. But, say, if their friends all go out for a pepperoni pizza they just can't dive in. The consequences can be devistating. Permanent mental damage and retardation can occur to someone not adhering to their diet.\nTheir diet just have to be watched and be careful with from birth, for the above reason.\nOften the diet of a PKU patient is controlled by their physician and dietician. There is a company that produce a commerical line of food products for these individuals. Basically, their protein intake is very carefully monitered and phenylalanine is kept at very low levels, and tyrosine becomes an essential amino acid. I hope this information helps.
118641
Saw it on Sportscenter in my gym.  Touched a nerve -- my son has the same condition, and actually made the basketball team this year, but quit because other kids made him feel like he didn't belong.  He obsessed about it for months.\n\nhere's the story:
638093
I myself had 3 I can't choose from. Their names are Gordon, Minnie, and William- 7, 5, 3 respectively. They are with me full time now and I thank God every day for that blessing- for them as well as myself. \n\nGordon was 2 1/2 weeks late. He was really big (8-15) and tore mommy badly. Partial 3. He came out in a hurry and Doc almost dropped him 'cause he just shot out. His delivery took the longest 'cause he had his cord wrapped around his neck. Mom was heavily sedated from galactic amounts of locals before the epidural so I got to hold him for the longest time after they brought him back.\n\nMinnie was REALLY talented! She tied a knot in her cord! She was 2 1/2 weeks early and weighed just under 7 pounds. Mom wasn't as sedated this time and did not tear at all. Doc gave her to mom right away and I had to wait a while to hold her.\n\nWilliam was almost 3 weeks early and we knew there were problems. It turned out he was swimming in merconium and right after he was born they took him for a while to cleanse him. Not really sure how long but it seemed like days. When we got him back he looked like a 6 lb 4 oz lizard, he was so green- but, it cleared up quickly. He doesn't look like a lizard now. \n\nThey are all beautiful red-heads, well-behaved, well-mannered, very intelligent and it seems they got the best qualities and features from both of us- and none of the bad ones! They make every day the happiest first day of the rest of my life!  It's really sad but I think that she has forgotten all of it because I cannot imagine what life would be like without any of them!
1081737
I've been on it for 15 years because I had toxic shock syndrom in college and did not want a hysterectomy.  I recently discovered from a bone density test that I have thinning bones and am a candidate for osteoperosis.  My OBGYN kicked up my calcium and vitamin D, but it may be too late.  I did gain a little weight, but since I was so under-weight due to the disease, it hasn't bothered me much to gain a few pounds.  Since I cannot have children anyway, I was never told of any problems with miscarriage or defects as a result of being on depro provera for the length of time I have been.
1139432
I have a hyperthyroid and I talked to my doctor about what will happen when I am ready to have kids.  He said that because of the hyperthyroid it might be harder to get pregnant but as long as its treated there should not be any problems.\n\nI had also heard that untreated hyper thyroids can cause newborns to have growth deficiencies but he said that was not true either.\n\nJust get yourself treated!  You'll feel better!
262489
There is nothing for it in alternative medicine. You may qualify for human growth hormone in the judgement of your endocrinologist.
991032
Acromegaly is an endocrine disorder of the pituitary gland in which tumors on the gland causes in an excessive production of GH (growth hormone). In children before growth is over, it causes gigantism. It occurs more commonly in middle age, however. It causes overgrowth of bones, tissue swelling, and enlargement of organs and can be fatal if not caught early enough and treated.\n\nThe treatment is surgery, the removal of the pituitary gland tumors. In some cases that is not enough and the patient will need to be treated with certain medications as well. The medications used help shrink the size of the tumors and decrease the secretion of GH. These medications are bromocriptine and octreotide.\n\nYou can check out these websites for more information if you wish:\n\nhttp://www.endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/pubs/acro/acro.htm\n\nhttp://www.umm.edu/endocrin/acromegaly.htm\n\nhttp://www.emedicine.com/med/topic27.htm
996602
Last year my son developed a very rare disease, that typically affects toddler age Asian boys ( my white son was 8) it was very uncommon, and we kept going and going to the DR, as more symptoms finally kept coming up,one DR finally thought he recognized it, but my son was forming it atypically, we kept going back, FINALLY diagnosed it!   3 weeks of being horribly ill 104 fever constant for 3 weeks! and 4 days in the hospital, and 6 months of follow up with a cardiologist. My point is KEEP taking her, they will find something, it could be a very rare thing! They brought ALL the personnel in the room to look at my son because NONE had ever seem this disease!!!
498215
Human Growth Hormone is completely safe when taken appropriately under a doctor's care.  It is pretty dangerous if you take it incorrectly without strict medical oversite.  Basically, you should only take growth hormone if you are deficient and experiencing symptoms from that deficiency.  This will show up on a hormone panel.  You should only take enough to bring your levels back up to normal.  Go see an endocrinologist who specializes in growth hormone replacement therapy.\n\nAlso, don't even think of taking growth hormone like you would a steroid, for weight lifting.  At the very least, you will get deformed facial plate growth and end up looking like a troll (this only happens when taking the huge amounts necessary for body building purposes).  At worst....well, like all steroid users there are substantial health risks.\n\nSafe when done correctly.  Dangerous when not. See a specialist.