Patient's question:
What is growth hormone? Is it a hormone? Is it highly effective for children's growth? What kind of help do you care about: What is growth hormone? Is it a hormone? Is it highly effective for children's growth?Doctor's answer:
Growth hormone, although also called "hormone," is completely different from corticosteroids and sex hormones in terms of origin, chemical structure, physiological and pharmacological effects, and it will never produce corticosteroid- or sex hormone-like side effects. So, what exactly is growth hormone? Growth hormone (Human Growth Hormone, hGH) is a peptide hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the human pituitary gland, composed of 191 amino acids.