Patient's question:
13 years and 4 months. Height: 1.38 meters.Had tests for dwarfism at the children's hospital. (Results showed that the luminescent immune growth hormone 90ug/L was 0.54, and the luminescent immune growth hormone 120ug/L was 0.18—these two were low, while everything else was normal. Since childhood, the appetite has been poor, not much food eaten, picky eating, and not much sleep. Is this related? Does it fall under dwarfism? (Father's height: 1.68 meters. Mother's height: 161 meters.) Is medication needed?)
Doctor's answer:
Height and Nutrition, Sleep, Exercise, Genetics, Environment, and Diseases are related. Comprehensive enhancement is necessary for ideal height, and it cannot rely solely on medication. The child is relatively short but does not have dwarfism. According to height prediction, 168 161 13 = 342 / 2 = 171 - 5 = 166, which is a low predicted number. Currently, the height is 138 cm, and there is still room for growth in 5 years. If the child grows an average of 5 to 6 cm per year, it could add 25 to 30 cm, reaching a height of 163 to 168 cm. If the bone age is still young, the effect of medication (growth hormone) is better, and it may grow an additional 3 to 5 cm, possibly reaching 169 to 171 cm. The above predictions can be used as a reference. The key is to comprehensively enhance.