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  1. Growth Hormone Tests: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    Growth Hormone Tests What are growth hormone tests? Growth hormone (GH) tests are blood tests that check if your body is making a normal amount of GH. Hormones ... too little GH. Why do I need a growth hormone test? Your provider may order a GH test ... Erectile dysfunction in men What happens during a growth hormone test? Your provider may order a GH stimulation ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/growth-hormone-tests - Medical Tests
  2. Isolated growth hormone deficiency 
    Isolated growth hormone deficiency is a condition caused by a severe shortage or absence of growth hormone. Growth hormone is a protein that is necessary for ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../isolated-growth-hormone-deficiency - Genetics
  3. Growth hormone deficiency - children 
    Growth hormone deficiency means the pituitary gland does not make enough growth hormone. ... the body's balance of hormones. It also makes growth hormone. This hormone causes a child to grow. Growth ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001176.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Acromegaly 
    ... a condition in which there is too much growth hormone (GH) in your body. ... of acromegaly and check for complications: Blood glucose Growth hormone Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) Prolactin ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000321.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Gigantism 
    ... is abnormal growth due to an excess of growth hormone (GH) during childhood.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001174.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Short stature 
    ... syndrome Turner syndrome Williams syndrome Other reasons include: Growth hormone deficiency Infections of the developing baby before birth ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003271.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Laron syndrome 
    ... results from the body's inability to use growth hormone, a substance produced by the brain's pituitary ... provides instructions for making a protein called the growth hormone receptor. The receptor is present on the outer ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/laron-syndrome - Genetics
  8. Growth hormone test 
    The growth hormone test measures the amount of growth hormone in the blood. The pituitary gland makes growth hormone, which causes a child to grow. This gland ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003706.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Somapacitan-beco Injection 
    Somapacitan-beco injection is used to replace growth hormone (a natural hormone produced by your body) in adults with growth hormone deficiency. Somapacitan-beco injection is also used to replace growth hormone ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a622020.html - Drugs and Supplements
  10. GH1 gene 
    The GH1 gene provides instructions for making the growth hormone protein. Growth hormone is produced in the growth-stimulating somatotropic cells ... is located at the base of the brain. Growth hormone is necessary for the normal growth of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/gh1 - Genetics
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