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Growth hormone
I have a child of short in length. I want to know if he needs an increase in growth hormone, how can I treat him, and are there good doctors in Dubai? -
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Hey ,
I don’t know any doctors in Dubai, but perhaps could help you with this.
Some important details for us to help you with better guidance:
• Why do you believe your kid is growing slow? Have you for example noticed that your kid was always small? Or has there been a change in the growth rate?
• How old is your son?
• How long is your son?
• Does your kid eat well?
• Does your kid feels stressed?
• How did you and the father grow around this age?
• Did you use any medications during your pregnancy?
• Did your son use any medications in his first year? For example inhalation steroids?
• Did your son used medications used to treat ADD?Usually, there needs to be done some more investigation to examine if growth hormone is a solution. Often bones are examined on their ‘age’ and are compared with the biological age of the kid. This is usually done by X-ray. Most bones contain ‘bone growth plates’ from which bones can grow.
Here are some reasons why kids can stay small:
• If a kid is very active and doesn’t eat enough compared to his activities, it will be hard to grow.
• Nutrient deficiencies can play a role like vitamin D, calcium, magnesium, zinc and vitamin K2 (which redirects the absorbed calcium to the bones)
• Absorption problems can cause a slow growth rate. Coeliac disease for example.
• Hypothyroidism can slow down the growth rate as well – if you are going to test I recommend watching this video first!
• With stress, the growth rate can be suppressed as well. If you like to explore his stress hormones, I would recommend doing the DUTCH test for example.
• There can be genetic issues
• And sometimes someone is healthy, but just doesn’t grow as much…. or very late.If you worry, just ask a doctor! I hope Bernadette can help you with some starting points in finding a doctor!
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Daniel provided excellent insights. Dr. Lilya Chub at Hope Health & Healing is an integrative MD who works with children so she uses her knowledge in conventional and functional medicine when needed.
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