Claims made by companies producing artificial Growth Hormone were all similar. They stressed the many uses of hGH, yet they clarified that Growth Hormone therapy is not for all children, especially short, normal children. In normal but short children, however, multiple findings suggest that doctors and parents should think twice about beginning treatment. As for my personal conclusion, I believe that hGH therapy is a wonderful advancement in today's medical technology. However, I believe that more studies should be performed before children who are not GH deficient begin this form of therapy.
Positive results are short-lived.
Perhaps there are other, better forms of therapy for these children that have yet to be discovered. References Kawai, M. et al. Unfavorable Effects of Growth Hormone Therapy on the Final Height of Boys With Short Stature Caused by Growth Hormone Deficiency. Sandberg, D.E. et al. Not For All Short Children.