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Growth Hormone Deficiency Diagnosis
Exams and Tests to Diagnose Growth Hormone Deficiency
In order for your doctor to make a growth hormone deficiency diagnosis, he or she will need to perform some exams and tests. Find out what exams and tests are commonly used to diagnose growth hormone deficiency.
Growth Hormone Deficiency Basics
Growth hormone deficiency can happen when the body doesn’t produce enough growth hormone, a hormone produced in the pituitary gland. Learn about growth hormone deficiency basics and see who’s at risk for developing it.
Growth Hormone Deficiency Symptoms
Growth hormone deficiency symptoms can vary, depending on your age. Some people are born with growth hormone deficiency, while others develop it as an adult. Learn about the symptoms of growth hormone deficiency and find out how to recognize it.
Growth Hormone Therapy
The Most Common Growth Hormone Deficiency Treatment
The most common treatment for growth hormone deficiency is growth hormone therapy. With this treatment, you’ll need to take daily injections of growth hormone. Find out the basics of growth hormone therapy in this article.
Growth Hormone Deficiency Center
Growth hormone deficiency—also called dwarfism and pituitary dwarfism—is a condition in which the body doesn’t create enough growth hormone.
Growth Hormone Deficiency Causes
In most cases, there is no single growth hormone deficiency cause that can be identified. However, researchers think that a severe head trauma or a tumor may cause this condition. Find out what else may cause growth hormone deficiency.
Macrocephaly points to likelihood of PTEN mutation in follicular thyroid cancer patients
Among people with a mutation of a particular gene called PTEN, the rate of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is between 3 and 10 percent, but until recently, researchers had not tabulated how many patients with follicular thyroid cancer (FTC) typically display the mutation.
Genetic intestinal condition increases risk of thyroid disease, cancer
Recent research seems to confirm the growing consensus that an inherited intestinal polyp condition may increase the risk of thyroid disease.
Medications for Acromegaly
Acromegaly Treatments
People with acromegaly have several medications they can try to treat this growth disorder. Medications are usually used after surgery if surgery doesn't lower growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1 levels. Includes side effects for each medication.
Acromegaly Surgery
Surgery to Remove a Pituitary Tumor
Most cases of acromegaly are caused by a pituitary tumor, so often, surgery to remove the tumor is the first treatment tried. Learn about the different procedures, risks, and goals for acromegaly surgery.
Acromegaly Complications
Osteoporosis, Type 2 Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Problems
If left untreated (or undertreated), acromegaly can lead to complications. Bone and soft tissue overgrowth is common, and heart problems may develop. Covers most common complications from this growth hormone disorder.
Acromegaly Symptoms
How to Recognize Acromegaly
The symptoms of acromegaly (a growth hormone disorder) develop gradually. Changes in hand and foot size are usually the first noticeable acromegaly symptoms. Article lists all possible acromegaly symptoms.
Acromegaly Overview
What Happens with Too Much Growth Hormone
Acromegaly (called gigantism when it occurs in children) is a growth hormone disorder. It causes the pituitary gland to release too much growth hormone, leading to excessive growth.
Acromegaly Diagnosis
Blood Tests to Diagnose Acromegaly
To diagnose acromegaly (a growth hormone disorder), the doctor will probably do 3 things: look for physical changes, test your growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1 levels, and check for a tumor using imaging tests.
Acromegaly Causes
Pituitary Tumors Usually Cause Acromegaly
Acromegaly, a growth hormone disorder, is always caused by a benign (non-cancerous) tumor, usually one on the pituitary gland. These tumors are also called adenomas, and they cause the body to produce too much growth hormone.