About how much will i grow by taking Human Growth Hormone?!


Question: About how much will i grow by taking Human Growth Hormone?
I was told by a doctor i had Growth Hormone Deficiency. Im 15 years old, 4'10, and i will be starting injections of HGH. Will i be at least 5'3 in a year? Around what hight will i end up at by age 18? will i be a normal height of at least 5'7?

Answers:

Hard to say exactly how much, but there is research on growth levels. I'll include a link for you. As others have noted, starting earlier would have been better. Where you are now is something that can be determined by checking your bone growth points (usually by a wrist x-ray). You should recognize that because you are starting treatment fairly late, you will grow taller but may not achieve 5'7". My best advice is to lower your expectations so you're not disappointed in the end. Height isn't everything (which you already know). Don't focus too much on it. Average is over-rated. :) There's a lot more to being a great person.

It's good that you've at least started treatment to make the most of your remaining growth potential. Help the process by eating healthy, exercising and getting enough rest. That way you'll make the most of your remaining potential.

"Early enough means that children with hGH deficiency should be diagnosed before puberty, and the sooner, the better. HGH can be administered, says August, "as long as the growth centers of the bone are still open, usually until about mid-puberty [about age 15].' However, he adds that "there is a limit to the amount of catch-up growth you can expect.'"

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I doubt if any one, including your doctor, knows how GH will affect you now since you are 15. You probably should have started taking it at around age 10 to 12.



Why don't you ask the Doctor. He has the medical degree, most people on Answers are not even out of High School



you will get bigger....nut your penis will get small




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