Pituitary dwarfism Treatment

Pituitary dwarfism Treatment is alternative human growth hormone replacement therapy, 80% of the patients is effective. Dose for each 1 to 2 mg by intramuscular injection, 2 or 3 times a week. The general first year treatment is best effective, 2 ~ 3 years later less, may be due to produce antibodies to growth hormone. Poor efficacy of animal growth hormone and easy to produce antibodies. And few sources of monkey growth hormone, a pituitary growth hormone can only extract 5 mg.

Anabolic hormones can enhance protein synthesis and promote growth, the current use Nandrolone, but these drugs may also promote the integration of epiphyseal growth and shorten the period of time, it finally turned out to form the body fat, especially in large doses more so, therefore must be careful. General in the age of 10 to 12 began to use, per month per kg body weight use 1 or 2 mg dose, divided into four intramuscular injection once a week. Check bone age before medication, follow-up every once three month, once the bone has been close to the actual age should be stopped Nandrolone.

Human chorionic gonadotropin dose: per 500 ~ 1000 units, twice a week by intramuscular injection, 4 to 6 weeks for the treatment of gonadal and secondary sexual characteristics have a stimulating effect, male patients with good effect.

Thyroid tablets also can be used from small dose to start, generally 20 to 40 mg per day for patients with low thyroid function is more meaningful. Low blood sugar and lack of adrenocortical function in patients with physiological doses may be pine hydrocortisone (15 ~ 25 mg / day) or prednisone (2.5 to 5 mg / day) orally.

For the patients with secondary pituitary dwarfism, if intracranial tumor can surgery, and other primary diseases should be given appropriate treatment.