Human Growth Hormone Anti Aging

Your views on Human Growth Hormone?

My 3 year old boy was diagnosed with a disorder when he was 9 months old, It effects his vision and his pituitary. Other than wearing glasses and being a little small he is totally normal. His endocrinologist suggested GH but we cant start him until age 5, I would like to build his confidence from the inside but Many members of my family think the GH would be a good Idea. He has a very tall family, I (his mom) am 6 feet, and his little brother is looking like he is going to be very tall too. My 3 year old is expected to be around 5 feet tall. Anyway, I was just interested in some input, similar experiences, veiws from short men or people who have put their children on GH or decided not to.

Public Comments

1. It must have been a little shocking to get that news :) I know it seems like a big deal now, but i know a boy who was put on GH around 11 years old after beating brain cancer 5 years earlier which had stunted his growth. He was my boyfriends (much) younger brother who i babysat and took to movies and out to lunch and things. He would confide in me that it hadn't ever occurred to him that there was anything wrong with him, that it made him feel bad that his mother just couldn't deal with him being short the way he was 'meant to be', as he put it, and most of all that the GH made him feel funny, and sick. It all seemed a little traumatizing. He had already made lots of friends, and was perfectly normal other than his size. Really active, sweet and funny. If you do put your boy on the GH, just remember that without short guys in the world, who would the short girls marry?
2. I'm torn. I'm 5 feet tall and a female and that's short. And sometimes its annoying. Although I remember at least 2 guys in high school that were shorter than me and seemed fine with it. I definitely wouldn't do it if it were just normal genetics, but you have the added complication of an actual disorder. In that case I might strongly consider it.
3. At the dosages they give it growth hormone is safe and will help your child. I would listen to the doctor.
4. I also am short, 4'11. That is due to an illness during childhood that wasn't detected for 5 years, which resulted in stunted growth. I was 15 when it was finally detected and they suggested to my parents that they put me on HGH. After hearing the pros and cons, my parents decided to leave it up to me. I personally felt that my height was not a problem since it is my heart that matters. Although due to testing we know that if I hadn't had the problems I did I would have been around 5'6, I decided that God had handed me what he did for a reason. I still believe that to this day. I have a very kind and loving husband who is over 6' and feel that my height has only added to my memorability as a person. However, for a boy I know it is harder to be short. But on that same note, I have a very close friend who is about 5'3. He is an absolute doll and although he doesn't have the height, he does work out constantly which makes him appear larger. He is actually quite a knockout. So, I can see the argument both ways, but personally opt against HGH. Good luck and God Bless you and your family!
5. It definitely works I was 4 years old when I started, and I had to take a test to see if I could which of course I could, right now i'm 5 foot 7 and i'm still growing even after I got off the growth hormones back in September of 2005 if your really considering in doing this talk to your childs doctor about it, and if you child can take it I highly recommend it.