Patient's question:
What causes dwarfismDoctor's answer:
In clinical practice, height is constrained by many factors, with genetic factors possibly accounting for 70%. Other nutritional, environmental, and social factors also have a certain impact on height. Short stature indeed has a genetic tendency, and its occurrence is mainly caused by a lack of growth hormone during the developmental period, making it impossible to increase height. Dwarfism is caused by insufficient secretion of growth hormone due to various reasons, leading to delayed physical development. The causes of dwarfism can be attributed to both congenital and acquired factors. Congenital factors are often due to the deficiency of semen and blood in parents, which affects the fetal growth and development. Most of them are related to genetics, and general intellectual development is usually normal.