Growth-Hormone Deficiency.?
My sister (who’s 11 years younger) has just been told that she has growth hormone deficiency. Has anyone else had this problem? I did, but nothing I say can cheer her up. Nothing anyone said could cheer me up at the time either. The only thing was that I turned out being 5′3…which is still quite petite.
It’s not hormone deficiency. It’s GROWTH hormone deficiency. Growth Hormone is what gives you growth spurts, etc.
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I had it too. Long time ago. I am 5′4 but i feel grateful they discovered it on time to do something. Without treatment i would be working on Snow White entourage! Tell your sister the diagnose is a good thing to have! If they start using hormone soon enough she can gain some highness to be on a comfortable 5’something… how tall is she now? if they did tests i guess she is short. Also tell her… she will be first on lines, she will never have a boyfriend shorter than she and is not that terrible. At least I don’t see it… Good luck!
I have never heard of that. I’m 5′3 too, I never really considered having a hormone deficiency, although my hormones can be out of whack sometimes, producing excess stray hairs on my face and making me overdevelop when I was 10.
I would try to research how diet plays a part in this type of condition. For myself, I found that foods like dairy products contain a hormone injected into cows to make them produce more milk, and this can play havoc with human biochemistry.
I found this one site that your sister may find helpful. It concerns how zinc can play a part in growth hormone deficiency. You may also want to look up if there are any herbal remedies, or if there’s a certain diet that may help her symptoms.
The second website talks a little more about the myth of dairy products being good for you.
There are certain stringent conditions under which competent physicians will treat patients with serious growth hormone deficiency. Have her check with her physician.
If a person who is still growing is actually deficient in human growth hormone (HGH) then HGH injections can help.
HGH is a very dangerous substance and should never be taken without a doctor’s prescription. Some of the side effects can be quite horrendous.
Furthermore, reports on HGH suggest that you will only gain 2 or 3 inches at the most from HGH injections.