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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Gigantism 
    ... is abnormal growth due to an excess of growth hormone (GH) during childhood.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001174.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Growth hormone stimulation test 
    The growth hormone (GH) stimulation test measures the ability of the body to produce GH. ... most often done to find out whether a growth hormone deficiency (GH deficiency) is causing slowed growth.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003377.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Growth hormone stimulation test (image) 
    The growth hormone stimulation test is usually performed to identify if hGH (human growth hormone) is deficient. The test is performed by administering ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9356.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Growth hormone stimulation test - series (image) 
    The growth hormone (GH) is a protein hormone released from the anterior pituitary gland under the control of the hypothalamus. ... performed on infants and children to identify human growth hormone (hGH) deficiency as a cause of growth retardation. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100146_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Growth hormone suppression test 
    The growth hormone suppression test determines whether growth hormone (GH) production can be suppressed by taking a specific amount of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003376.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Pituitary tumor 
    ... glands. The pituitary hormones include: Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) Growth hormone (GH) Prolactin Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) Luteinizing hormone ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000704.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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