| Short stature for many kids means being picked on | | | | isolated themselves and fail to achieve satisfactory in |
| and suffers the humiliation of being called names. Kids | | | | school. Most parents cannot attain to ignore the |
| with this condition use to live with the teasing and | | | | constant nagging question "how can I grow taller" |
| trying to stay strong and happy, but inside they | | | | that their kids with short stature condition often ask. |
| were eaten alive with lots of depression. Many | | | | That is why most parents have to weigh the risk |
| children with short stature conditions have to live | | | | versus the benefits. If benefits are going to be |
| through lot of disappointments of not making it to | | | | increased height, eliminate social isolation, humiliation, |
| the basket ball team or the embarrassment of being | | | | bullying, and a child is happier and more confidence, |
| paired to a tall partner. They often wonder how can | | | | then a small risk may be worth it! |
| I grow taller to put an end to all this humiliation and | | | | Before parents should succumb to this type of |
| teasing. | | | | treatment the long-term effect of this artificial |
| But with advance medical innovation all that has | | | | hormone injection most be taken into consideration |
| changed. Their prayer on "how can I grow taller" has | | | | and most not be taken lightly. Despite the |
| been answered. Human growth hormone (HGH) was | | | | encouraging reports and the tremendous benefits |
| approved by FDA allowing kids with short stature | | | | long term side-effects most be noted like various |
| condition to receive a daily shot of the drug. | | | | cancers including breast, colon and lung, increased risk |
| Synthetic growth hormone is identical to a natural | | | | of diabetes, and inflammation of the joints. |
| hormone produce by pituitary gland for the normal | | | | These are just a few of the side effects children |
| growth and development of a child to an adult. Since | | | | experienced after receiving ongoing injections of |
| most kids do their growing at night, this shot was | | | | synthetic HGH and these side-effects were also |
| given before going to bed. | | | | found in adults who took synthetic HGH injections. |
| Studies have shown that if a child received hormone | | | | A very important, healthy, and effective solution is |
| injections three times weekly they will attain an | | | | diet. Calcium is one of the most essential nutrients for |
| average increase height of about 1.5 inches. With a | | | | bone growth and it makes the bone dense and |
| higher dose of six times weekly, the average height | | | | strong. Bone stores calcium are use to maintain |
| increase is about 3 inches. It should be noted almost | | | | adequate blood calcium levels. Dietary deficiency of |
| 10% of kids who received artificial hormone injection | | | | calcium generally depletes bone stores, rendering the |
| has not been successful. The most common side | | | | bones weak and prone to fracture. A healthy bone |
| effects of artificial hormone injection were mild ear | | | | prevent a person from growing shorter as they gets |
| infections and joint and muscle pain. | | | | older. The bone tends to weaken and shrunk as |
| There is a high rate of social phobia in growth | | | | people gets older, and at risk for osteoporosis and |
| hormone-deficient among children. They often | | | | other bone disease. |