Case: Follow-up with baby last Saturday. At present, it is 110.6, which is 5cm long in eight and a half months according to time. The doctor said that it can be counted as a standard, but it is still in the p10 of the growth curve, which is relatively backward. So if you adjust to catch up with the growth of your height through daily attention, you can stop the injection and continue to observe. Considering that it can be observed so far, the baby's growth is still normal. We decided not to be too big for the time being. We check our height every three months, keep an eye on growth, and then continue to follow up on measurements in the hope of making good progress.
Children should have bone age tests when they are 3-10 years old, because for children who have just begun to grow, early detection can not only know the development of a child, but also find problems can be treated in time, so that they can get more treatment and adjust the time. In general, once a year is enough. It is recommended to develop abnormally once every six months.
somatotropin:
The growth hormone stimulation test uses arginine hydrochloride to stimulate the secretion of growth hormone to determine whether the reserve function of growth hormone is normal. Normal human growth hormone levels are at least 7 μg/L or more than 3 times the basal value, and their peak is 60-120 minutes.
Unfit for people: severe liver and kidney disease or diabetes mellitus with acidosis with caution in the use of arginine. Contraindications before examination: pay attention to normal diet, normal work and rest, and prevent endocrine disorders. Fasted all night after 8 p.m. and stayed in bed the next morning. Check the blood for essential growth hormone. Examination requirements: Actively cooperate with the doctor's request. If the solution leaks under the skin during injection, it can cause swelling of local tissues and painful reactions and should be avoided.
There are currently six main indications for growth hormone injections: growth hormone deficiency, chronic renal failure, Turner syndrome, Pu-Willi syndrome, intrauterine growth retardation (less than gestational age) and idiopathic short stature. Growth hormone is particularly effective in short children with growth hormone deficiency. Xu Xu, director of the Institute of Short Physiological Medicine, stressed that short stature is not caused by these six conditions, and using growth hormone is equivalent to wasting money.
The prevalence of growth hormone deficiency in children is 2.5 per 10,000, and the average altar height is 6 to 12 cm per year after taking the drug. In addition, 2.5 out of 10,000 children are not growth hormone deficiency (short stature is caused by other reasons), but are also effective for "growth hormone" therapy, which can increase by 6-10 cm per year. Therefore, only five in 10,000 children really need growth hormone. However, these treatments must be used before the bone age of the female is 11 years and the bone age of the boy is 13 years.
In fact, if it is not a lack of growth hormone, healthy children are only short in height, and can be used through traditional Chinese medicine that promotes lifestyle and growth and development, and traditional Chinese medicine that delays bone age closure. As with puberty, it can grow to about 10 centimeters, and some can grow to 15 centimeters, without any side effects. Better than growth hormone.
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