ABOUT GHD
Growth hormone (GH) plays a key role in the body’s growth and other processes. Once-weekly growth hormone may help treat GHD in children and adults.
Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in children means that a child’s body does not make enough growth hormone. Growth hormone is needed so that the bones and other parts of the body can grow. Children with GHD may not grow at the same pace or as fully as other children.
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There are several possible causes of GHD. GHD could occur from before the time the baby is born and in some cases after birth which may not appear until later in childhood. GHD may occur along with other hormone deficiencies or it may occur alone.
Common signs of GHD in children include:
Take action as early as you can to address growth issues
Early treatment in children may help their ability to grow.
Over time, children may experience challenges with a daily injection routine, especially during adolescence and as they approach adulthood.
Until recently, growth hormone therapy for children has only been available as a once-daily injection dose regimen. Talk to your doctor to see if a once-weekly treatment may help.
According to the expert opinion from the Growth Hormone Research Society, a once-weekly GH option may offer patients and families flexibility and a therapeutic alternative.
See how a once-weekly growth hormone treatment can work for children with GHD.
Adults who are diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) do not produce enough growth hormone. In adults, this can affect their bones, muscles, and body fat.
Some adults are born with GHD. In those cases, the condition is often due to how they developed in the womb. They are either diagnosed as children or discover the condition later in life. Some adults develop GHD because of damage to the brain. The hypothalamus and pituitary gland are parts of the brain that are tied to growth hormone. If they are damaged by a head injury, blood clot near the brain, brain surgery, or other factors, the body’s production of growth hormone may be affected. Being diagnosed with GHD as an adult is rare, with only 6,000 new cases in the United States each year.
Common signs of GHD in adults include:
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Results for children with GHD
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Results for adults with GHD
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