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Q: What do you call it when our bodies don't produce enough growth hormone?
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What does the acronym ghd stand for?

GHD is most commonly the abbreviation for Growth Hormone Deficiency, which results when a person's pituitary gland doesn't produce enough of the Human Growth Hormone.


What is the medical term meaning Condition caused by not enough growth hormone?

The medical term for a condition caused by not enough growth hormone is "growth hormone deficiency." This condition can lead to short stature and delayed physical development if left untreated. Treatment typically involves hormone replacement therapy.


Is growth hormone-releasing hormone produced by the anterior pituitar gland?

No,it is not produced by pitutory.Hypothalamus produce it.


What factor influence bone growth?

the growth of the skeleton is controlled by a hormone produced in the pituitary gland. A child will be a midget if the pituitary does not produce enough of this hormone. when too much of the hormone is produced during childhood and youth , the individual will be very tall. bone formation is controlled by hormones, vitamins, and minerals.


Is the Growth hormone always exerts its influence by targeting other endocrine glands to produce hormones?

Growth hormone always exerts its influence by targeting other endocrine glands to produce hormones.


Why did Lionel Messi not produce a enough growth hormone?

If you don't know. Growth is hereditary. May he inherited it from his father or mother or even his relations. Or it may be because of food. Or even because of sickness. All these are factors that affect growth.


An excess of growth hormone in an adult results in?

Giagantism: An overabundance of growth hormone during childhood leads to giagantism. It is a very rare condition that may results from a tumor of the cells that produce growth hormone.


Is human growth hormone bad for you?

When your body is making not enough growth hormone, external human growth hormone is not bad for you, it will help you to grow to normal (standard) hight. Otherwise, when you should take external human growth hormone in addition to your own sufficient supply, it could harm your health in various ways.


Which hormone is released to produce the growth spurt that occurs during puberty?

The hormone in males is the testosterone. In females it is estrogen


Which hormone helps in growth of height?

Human growth hormone (or just growth hormone).Cortisol


Did Messi break his leg?

Your question is a bit misleading. Lionel Messi was found to have a growth hormone deficiency when he was a child. It is a medical condition, not an illness. He would have taken daily growth hormone injections as a child/teenager to boost his height. I am not sure if Lionel Messi is a case of that he produces his own growth hormone (and just needed a bit more because he wasn't growing enough), or if he doesn't produce growth hormone at all. If you don't produce it at all, you are advised to stay on it for life because it also contributes to other effects (besides growth) such as general well being, energy, bone density, muscle mass etc. If a person who doesn't produce any growth hormone themselves comes off the gh injections, they would be prone to osteoporosis, no energy, weakness, and basically a poor quality of life. Staying on growth hormone for life doesn't mean the person will continue to grow. Come 18yrs old you stop growing regardless, simply due to genetics. In comparison, people who naturally produce their own growth hormone still produce it throughout their lives for the same reasons as I've mentioned above. As you know growth hormone is banned in competitive sports for obvious reasons. But remember this is referring to sportsmen/women who are using it but are already producing their own growth hormone, and then they have an injection which is increasing their growth hormone levels on top of what they already produce. I can imagine besides providing them with increased performance, it can also prove to be bad for their health in the long run.


A lack of what hormone results in the abnormal growth if children?

The hormone is the growth hormone. It is responsible for growth