Patient's question:
The child was born with normal weight and height, full-term. Since three months ago until now, they have been slightly below the middle level. Their intellectual and motor development is normal. Recent tests show insufficient growth hormone and slightly delayed bone age. Will insufficient growth hormone cause dwarfism?Doctor's answer:
Lack of growth hormone also causes children's development, especially the reproductive system, to fall behind. Moreover, most of these children experience delayed puberty. If these children do not receive growth hormone treatment, that is, if they do not replace pituitary function through artificial growth hormone injections, they will become what we commonly call "dwarfs." Typically, adult males are only about 1.45 meters tall, while adult females do not exceed 1.35 meters.