It wasn't until one of Benke's friends confided that her own daughter had recently been diagnosed with Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency (PGHD) that she decided to seek an endocrinologist. "Although ...

Pediatric growth hormone deficiency (PGHD) is a genetic condition that affects your child’s physical development. Hormone replacement therapy can help promote growth, and a new injection now makes it ...

Skytrofa is a long-acting form of somatropin. Somatropin is also called human growth hormone. Skytrofa is also considered a pegylated somatropin product. Pegylated means the medication is attached to ...

The primary sign of growth hormone deficiency in children is short stature. Adults may have decreased muscle mass and increased body fat, as well as other problems such as heart disease and depression ...

Short in height and confidence, two kids take HGH with high hopes. Did it work? July 23, 2007— -- Are you too short? Missing out on opportunities because tall people have an advantage? What if, ...

Hormones serve as chemical messengers in the body and regulate functions like growth and metabolism. Adrenal hormones affect ...

A standard-dose recombinant growth hormone therapy administered for 2 years demonstrated positive effects on both growth and nutritional status in prepubertal children with Silver-Russell syndrome, a ...

Sogroya is a long-acting form of somatropin. Somatropin is also called human growth hormone. Sogroya is made by attaching human growth hormone to a small protein that helps it stay in the body longer ...