Side Effects Of Human Growth Hormone
Health Encyclopedia: Growth Hormone Deficiency
Panhypopituitarism; Dwarfism; Pituitary dwarfism
Treatment
Synthetic growth hormone can be used for children with growth hormone deficiency. This treatment requires the assistance of a pediatric endocrinologist. Treatment with synthetic (recombinant) human growth hormone is generally considered to be safe, with rare side effects.
If the deficiency is an isolated growth hormone deficiency, synthetic growth hormone is given alone. If the deficiency is not iso...
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