Growth hormone helps children grow in height and supports healthy metabolism. When a child does not have enough of this hormone, their growth may be slow. This is sometimes called growth failure.

Skytrofa is a long-acting form of somatropin. Somatropin is also called human growth hormone. Skytrofa is also considered a pegylated somatropin product. Pegylated means the medication is attached to ...

Human growth hormone (HGH) is a hormone that’s essential to our development. Most people produce enough HGH throughout their lifetime. But for those with a deficiency in growth hormone (or a few other ...

Pediatric growth hormone deficiency (PGHD) is a genetic condition that affects your child’s physical development. Hormone replacement therapy can help promote growth, and a new injection now makes it ...

Gigantism and acromegaly are growth disorders that result from excess amounts of growth hormone in the body. The conditions are similar but have several differences. Growth hormone is one of the ...

Growth hormone treatment is a safe and effective therapy that’s often used to treat children and adults with a deficiency in human growth hormone (also known as HGH or somatropin). Naturally-occurring ...

A comparison of morning and evening growth hormone injection schedules in children with growth disorders showed no significant differences in sleep-wake patterns, sleep duration, or daytime activity, ...