Acromegaly - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年2月6日 · Acromegaly is a hormonal disorder that develops when your pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone during adulthood. When you have too much growth hormone, your bones increase in size. In childhood, this leads to increased height and is called gigantism.
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
2024年2月6日 · To help lower your GH and IGF-1 levels, treatment options typically include surgery or radiation to remove or reduce the size of the tumor that is causing your symptoms, and medication to help normalize your hormone levels.
Human growth hormone (HGH): Does it slow aging? - Mayo Clinic
2024年11月6日 · It appears that human growth hormone can boost muscle mass and lower the amount of body fat in healthy older adults. But the gain in muscle doesn't lead to gains in strength. It isn't clear if human growth hormone provides other benefits to healthy adults.
Hypopituitarism - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
2024年2月13日 · Growth hormone. Also called somatropin (Genotropin, Humatrope, others), growth hormone is given by a shot under the skin. It promotes growth, which helps children grow taller.
Hypopituitarism - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年2月13日 · Growth hormone (GH) deficiency. In children, GH deficiency can cause growth problems and short stature. Most adults who have GH deficiency don't have symptoms. But some adults have: Fatigue. Muscle weakness. Changes in body fat. Loss of interest in activities. Lack of social contacts.
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There's no way to predict for certain what will cause someone to develop generalized anxiety disorder, but you can take steps to reduce the impact of symptoms if you experience anxiety: Get help early.
Cortisol deficiency, but with weight gain | Mayo Clinic Connect
2023年7月10日 · YES somebody finally took the time to figure it out! It was the head dr at the Endocrinology center that I went to that specializes in pituitary growth, hormone disorders. He did another stim test on me.
Mental illness - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
2022年12月13日 · Examples include autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disorders. Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders. Psychotic disorders cause detachment from reality — such as delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thinking and speech.
New Mayo Clinic genetic testing service for childhood short stature
2022年4月4日 · A genetic diagnosis in children with idiopathic short stature helps guide the prognosis and treatment decisions surrounding the use of growth hormone or insulinlike growth factor 1 therapy, as well as clarifying inheritance and recurrence risks.
Pituitary tumors - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年6月29日 · Pituitary tumors that make growth hormone also are called growth hormone-secreting tumors or somatotroph adenomas. Too much growth hormone leads to a condition known as acromegaly. Acromegaly can cause: