When diagnosed in time, your endocrinologist will give you injections of human growth hormone.
Pituitary dwarfism is a genetic condition. Thus, direct descendants of people with the same condition are at most risk
is there a treatment?
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Dwarfism
Gigantism is the condition caused by excessive functioning of the pituitary gland before puberty.
Pituitary gland
The hormone released by dwarfism is growth hormone (GH). It is synthesized and secreted by the pituitary gland, which is located at the base of the brain. In cases of dwarfism, there is a deficiency or malfunction in the production of growth hormone, leading to impaired growth and short stature.
Thomas J. Merimee has written: 'Isolated human growth hormone deficiency and related disorders' -- subject(s): Dwarfism, Pituitary, Growth disorders, Metabolism, Pituitary Dwarfism, Somatotropin
Pituitary Dwarfism is known to run in families, but there is no genetic link that has yet been associated with its condition. Dwarfism, itself, is usually caused by a lack of growth hormone in early childhood (after the ages of 3 or 4) and it is usually attributed to a malfunction of the pituitary gland. In most cases this is caused by a benign tumor in the same location as the pituitary gland, which is the most protected gland in the body because it is located in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone
Human growth hormone