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S4 Ep70: Short Stature - The Long and Short of It

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The Benefits of Growth Hormone for Short Stature

The risk of brain pathology at that higher level of eight, nine or 10 seems far less risky. There is an FDA indication for growth hormone for kids whose height is more than negative 2.25 standard deviations below the mean. With idiopathic short stature, the gains can be modest or even non-existent. Some people who test growth hormone sufficient still grow really, really well with growth hormone.

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