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  2. Growth hormone deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Growth hormone deficiency in childhood commonly has no identifiable cause (idiopathic), and adult-onset GHD is commonly due to pituitary tumours and their treatment or to cranial irradiation. [9] A more complete list of causes includes:

  3. The Quality of Life Assessment of Growth Hormone Deficiency ...

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    The score of the QoL-AGHDA is used to determine the extent to which growth hormone deficiency has affected the patient’s quality of life, and what treatment can then be administered. A high score on the QoL-AGHDA indicates that the patient suffers from many symptoms and therefore has a lower quality of life.

  4. We all need HGH, the hormone responsible for growth. What ...

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    For example, a child who has a profound deficiency in growth hormone (especially if they are a cancer survivor with damage to the pituitary gland) may need to continue taking HGH as an adult ...

  5. Growth hormone therapy - Wikipedia

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    However, as adults in their 30s and 40s, these people, who had been children with growth hormone deficiency, were now adults with growth hormone deficiency and had more than their share of common adult problems: reduced physical, mental, and social energy, excess adipose and diminished muscle, diminished libido, poor bone density, higher ...

  6. Growth hormone - Wikipedia

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    Long acting growth hormone (LAGH) analogues are now available for treating growth hormone deficiency both in children and adults. These are once weekly injections as compared to conventional growth hormone which has to be taken as daily injections.

  7. Hypopituitarism - Wikipedia

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    Once this occurs, growth hormone levels are measured. If they are low despite the stimulatory effect of the low blood sugars, growth hormone deficiency is confirmed. The test is not without risks, especially in those prone to seizures or are known to have heart disease, and causes the unpleasant symptoms of hypoglycemia.

  8. Laron syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Laron syndrome (LS), also known as growth hormone insensitivity or growth hormone receptor deficiency (GHRD), is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a lack of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1; somatomedin-C) production in response to growth hormone (GH; hGH; somatotropin). [6]

  9. List of causes of hypoglycemia - Wikipedia

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    Isolated growth hormone deficiency, hypopituitarism; Insulin excess. Hyperinsulinism due to several congenital disorders of insulin secretion; Insulin injected for type 1 diabetes; Hyperinsulinism-hyperammonemia syndrome (HIHA) due to glutamate dehydrogenase 1 gene. Can cause intellectual disability and epilepsy in severe cases. [3]

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