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- Acromegaly is a condition in which there is too much growth hormone (GH) in your body. ... Acromegaly is a rare condition. It is caused when the pituitary gland makes too much GH. The ...
- Growth Disorders/Specifics ... Growth Disorders ... Pituitary Disorders/Specifics ... Pituitary Disorders ... National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Growth Disorders (National Library of Medicine)... grow too much. In adults, it can cause acromegaly, which makes the hands, feet and face larger ...
- ... this may lead to gigantism in children and acromegaly in adults. It is not used as a ... suppression test, your provider will suspect gigantism or acromegaly. You may need to be retested to confirm ...
- Pituitary Disorders (National Library of Medicine)Your pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland at the base of your brain. The pituitary is the "master control gland" - it makes hormones that affect growth and the ...
- ... hormone (a natural substance) produced by people with acromegaly (condition in which the body produces too much ... Octreotide long-acting injection is used to control acromegaly, carcinoid tumors, and VIP-omas in people who ...
- ... used alone or with other treatments to treat acromegaly (condition in which there is too much growth ... amount of prolactin in the body. It treats acromegaly by decreasing the amount of growth hormone in ...
- Growth Disorders/Clinical Trials ... Growth Disorders ... Pituitary Disorders/Clinical Trials ... Pituitary Disorders ... National Institutes of Health ... From the National Institutes ...
- Octreotide is used to treat acromegaly (condition in which the body produces too much growth hormone, causing enlargement of the hands, feet, and facial features; joint pain; ...
- ... their age and have large hands and feet. Acromegaly. This disorder, which affects adults, causes the body to produce too much growth hormone. Adults with acromegaly have thicker than normal bones and enlarged hands, ...