Excess growth hormone GH

Growth hormone has a very important role in the human body, at a moderate level can help develop bone length, stimulate other organs in the body. Excess growth hormone leads to many consequences, typically pituitary gland diseases, which greatly affect the patient's health.

Growth hormone GH is secreted from the pituitary gland to help develop the femur, shin bones, especially in adulthood. Growth hormone GH plays a major role in determining a child's height. If this hormone is lacking, the child will have a modest height, but it will not affect the intellectual development of the child.

In addition, the role of growth hormone GH also includes:
Increases transport of amino acids into tissues Brings fatty acids into the blood Supports the liver in protein synthesis Reduces fatty tissue and sugar absorption in the muscles Increases glucose regeneration in the liver Stimulating certain organs to produce growth factors From these roles, growth hormone GH is also used for healing. Growth hormone GH is synthesized in the same way as natural GH, including somatotropin with 191 and somatrem with 192 amino acids (additional methionine).

Besides growth hormone GH, the height of a child depends on many factors such as: heredity, the influence of thyroid hormones, adrenal glands, gonads, diet, absorption of nutrients. minerals such as calcium, vitamin D3, zinc...
In case a child is deficient in GH hormone, the child's growth rate will be lower than that of peers, the standard deviation is about 3 times. The use of GH hormone for treatment during the first year can reduce the standard deviation to 1.4 times. If the child has a normal thyroid gland, early treatment combined with a reasonable diet, providing adequate nutrients for the child can help the child achieve a normal height soon.

Excess growth hormone GH can be caused by a pituitary tumor. Most of these cases are benign tumors. Pituitary tumors caused by excess GH can be treated with surgery, drugs, or radiation. Therefore, patients should not be too worried when the test results show that they are having an excess of growth hormone.
In children, an excess of growth hormone can cause their bones to continue to lengthen even after puberty has passed. In rare cases, it can be giant, reaching a height of more than 2m. An excess of growth hormone can also lead to muscle weakness, headaches, skin problems...

In adults, excess growth hormone can lead to acromegaly. However, this is also very rare. The patient will have thick skin, sweat, fatigue, headache, joint pain... At that time, the patient's bones will not grow in length, but enlarge in thickness, making the feet, enlarged hand.
If not treated promptly, diseases caused by excess growth hormone GH are very dangerous, which can lead to complications such as: diabetes, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, high blood pressure...
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