Patient's question:
The child's height is below average. The doctor said that growth hormone treatment is needed. What is growth hormone? Can it make you taller?What kind of help is needed: What is growth hormone? Can it make you taller?
Doctor's answer:
Growth hormone (HGH) is a protein secreted by cells of the anterior pituitary gland and is a peptide hormone. The growth hormone created through asset reorganization and DNA technology is called Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (RHGH). Under normal conditions, growth hormone (HGH) is secreted in a pulsatile manner. The secretion of growth hormone (HGH) is regulated by growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) produced by the hypothalamus, and is also affected by gender, age, and circadian rhythms, with a significant increase during deep sleep. The primary physiological function of growth hormone is to promote growth in all tissues except nervous tissue; to enhance the body's anabolic and catabolic metabolism and protein synthesis; to promote fat compression; and to have an antagonistic effect on insulin.