A mother inquires about her 2-year-old and 4-month-old baby’s condition after switching to new formula milk, expressing concern over the child’s health.

In Taiwan, the condition known as dwarfism in children, characterized by a height significantly below the average for the child’s age, gender, and ethnic group, raises questions about treatment options beyond growth hormone therapy.

Someone inquires about the possibility of injecting growth hormones to boost height growth.

Can using growth hormones help children grow taller and what are the effects?

Apart from injections of growth hormone, there are other methods that can help children grow taller. However, injections of growth hormone are considered the most effective method.

Is it possible to stimulate growth through the injection of growth hormones if the epiphyseal line isn’t closed at 20 years old?

Doctors may recommend growth hormones to promote a child’s growth, but it’s important to carefully consider their side effects and costs.

Growth hormones are a type of peptide hormone secreted by the pituitary gland, which has the physiological effects of promoting growth, protein synthesis, and the development of cartilage and epiphyseal cartilage. If a child lacks growth hormones during childhood, it can lead to dwarfism. If there is an excess, it can result in gigantism. In adults, excessive growth hormone secretion can cause acromegaly. Growth hormones can easily interfere with the secretion of endogenous growth hormones or lead to hormonal disorders. Therefore, monitoring the level of hormones in the body is necessary when using growth hormone medication.

A discussion on the safety of growth hormone treatment for children with growth and development disorders and its potential side effects.

Do growth hormones have side effects? Are they a type of hormone medication? Can children use them?