My oldest daughter took HGH for 3-1/2 years, age 11 to 14. She grew from 4’5” to 5’2”. She had no complications and is in good health at 27.
It’s just another chemical. Our society uses them all the time. It’s no different than a multivitamin. I have at various times been prescribed testosterone and prednisone.
You have a narrow window for using this option as once his bone ends seal no amount of hormone will make him taller.
Recombinant HGH is, I think, grown in bacteria using a cloned gene.
There is no ethical issue here.
The issues are the cost, since HGH treatment is expensive. Also, do not be tempted by scammers trying to sell their version of HGH, which is fake and may be dangerous. Your child should be monitored medically throughout the treatment process.
My stepson took it for about 2 years. He was the size of a 8 yr old when he was 12. He started to grow immediately. Due to some other behavioral issues he moved back in with his lazy drunk dad who didn’t monitor him and the boy quit taking it. Once we got him back it was already too late. He topped out at 5’ 7”.
have you considered or tried natural ways to stimulate the pituitary or other related glands involved with growing? (private message me if you’d like info)
or have you considered maybe God has reasons for some people being taller or shorter than average and messing with that may mess with His plan?
Why are you asking others about a decision only you can make? The only ethical question here is if it will help your child grow. No hand-wringing on this one. This is easy
If your son has a GH deficiency, it may be caused by a pituitary tumor, which is almost always benign but can grow and cause pituitary dysfunction and damage to the optic nerve or even a stroke. An MRI with contrast is the standard diagnostic test.
Get all the best info you can and then go with what your loving heart tells you to do.....
Prayers up for "Little dangus"....
God gave us the brains to understand chemistry
If you’re comfortable with your own research into the matter then you can’t second guess yourself later for either decision.
My daughter was born with Turners Syndrome. A Genetic disorder. No issues with HGH treatments.
Have you taken your son to a endocrinologist?
All children grow at different rates.
You may be worrying about nothing.
I would get the medical testing done before thinking about particular treatments.
I am not saying this is you, not at all, but where I live growth treatment has become a big thing with yuppie parents wanting to dictate what their child will be like and to control the process. Most of the time, height issues do work themselves out on their own. Some men are short. I am not tall and have always appreciated fitting better into cars and airplane seats (and armored vehicles) among other advantages. A short guy will miss out on some girls but eventually most of them will go for the better provider ($$$$) so he is better off working hard at school and work than worrying about his height. Of course, an identifiable medical issue is a different story.
Finally, if his birthday is in the second two-thirds of the year, and you have not held him back a grade already, I would consider doing so now. It is a huge advantage for boys socially, helps them enormously throughout school with athletics and confidence etc...
No ethical issues whatsoever with HGH.
It is great stuff.
Think of it like insulin for a diabetic.
It is synthetic now. No bad sources for the prescription stuff.
My SIL is 4’8’. Her son took hormones and is now 5’2” in his 30’s. She suggested our son take hormones, (he was off the charts small), but warned that they stop your own growth hormones from producing. We chose against it and he is now in his 20’s and 5’8”. I have cousins that had a growth spurt in their 20’s and are now over 6’.
I was on it for two years, from 15 to 17. I got to 5’7”, where past health and likely, genetics determined was as tall as I would get.
I would not rush into anything. My kid sister was always an elf. Her nickname was Dinky for years. In about 4th or 5th grade she had a growth spurt and ended up 5’7” as an adult. Mr. GG2’s nephew’s daughter same deal. She has always been tiny. The doctor’s said she would be petite. Now she has shot up in the past two years to normal height for a 7 year old.
FOLLOW-UP (Thanks, everyone):
The endocrinologist thinks it might be a neurology issue. Apparently, some neurological issues can affect height, or the short stature could be independent of his muscle-tone issues.
I’m not aware of any
Wish I could afford it