Growth Hormone Therapy for Short Children Born Small for Gestational Age | Zendy

Pierre Chatelain | Zendy; Antonio Carrascosa | Zendy; Gianni Bona | Zendy; Angel FerrandezLongás | Zendy; W.G. Sippell | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Growth Hormone Therapy for Short Children Born Small for Gestational Age

Author(s) -

Pierre Chatelain,

Antonio Carrascosa,

Gianni Bona,

Angel FerrandezLongás,

W.G. Sippell

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

hormone research in paediatrics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.816

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1663-2826

pISSN - 1663-2818

DOI - 10.1159/000107935

Subject(s) - small for gestational age , short stature , medicine , growth hormone , growth hormone treatment , human growth hormone , endocrinology , gestational age , pediatrics , hormone , pregnancy , biology , genetics

Children born small for gestational age may demonstrate continued growth retardation, resulting in persistent short stature. In the majority of the cases, this is linked with abnormal growth hormone secretion and also abnormal insulin-like growth factor levels. This review discusses the treatment of such children with recombinant human growth hormone. It illustrates the importance of starting therapy early, the dose-dependent response, and the advantages of continuous therapy and describes safety considerations.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research