Patient's question:
The child is short in stature and will soon start treatment with growth hormone. It is said that growth hormone has been used in foreign countries for a long time. So, has growth hormone been used in China for two years? How effective is it?What kind of help is needed: The child is short in stature and will soon start treatment with growth hormone. It is said that growth hormone has been used in foreign countries for a long time. So, has growth hormone been used in China for two years? How effective is it?
Doctor's answer:
Indeed, the clinical application of growth hormone in foreign countries has been relatively early. Our domestically produced growth hormone was officially used for clinical diagnosis and treatment in 1998. To date, it has treated tens of thousands of patients, with results generally satisfactory. However, there are individual differences, and the variation in efficacy is related to the child's specific condition, the cause of their short stature, the age at which growth hormone treatment began, and the duration of the treatment. The general principle of treatment is: the younger the age, the better the effect, and the lower the cost.