Patient's question:
Doctor, the child gained weight after anesthesia and growth hormone treatment—is this a side effect?What kind of help you need: Doctor, the child gained weight after anesthesia and growth hormone treatment—is this a side effect?
Doctor's answer:
Taking growth hormone may lead to many adverse reactions. GH can cause transient hyperglycemia, which usually returns to normal after shortening the duration of medication or discontinuation. Growth hormone will never cause a child to gain weight because it has a fat-degrading effect. It plays an important role in regulating the rate of lipolysis in fat cells. It can guide adrenaline receptors on the surface of fat cell membranes, thereby enhancing the effect of lipolysis. Additionally, growth hormone interferes with glucose catabolism, reduces cellular insulin sensitivity, and can also increase peripheral tissue glucose utilization. Therefore, children using growth hormone will never gain weight.