Question
At 8 years old, the child has a growth hormone deficiency. How should treatment be administered to help them grow taller?
Answer
For patients with growth hormone deficiency, it is important to initiate growth hormone treatment as early as possible, which can usually yield significant therapeutic effects. Currently, the use of recombinant human growth hormone (rHGH) for substitute therapy is common. This involves manufacturing a growth hormone outside the body using a human gene template that has the same structure as the natural growth hormone secreted by the body, enabling it to fully replace the body’s own growth hormone and perform its physiological functions.