Talk:Gigantism

message: Could the various conditions that lead to 'gigantism' each be illustrated with an example of a person who has or had such a condition -  maybe people from the list at the bottom. For example, female basketballers Katie Feenstra and Lindsay Taylor are each 6'8", which would make them taller than Andre the Giant (going by some accounts of his height), yet they look different than he did; and Robert Pershing Wadlow looks different from Matthew McGrory or Sandy Allen. Various 'giants' obviously have different reasons for their great height, causes which can be apparent in their appearance. Katie Feenstra for instance clearly does not have any signs of acromegaly, while many shorter people do. I just thought it would be great if a more knowledgeable individual could add to the subject. - Matthew238 08:15, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Examples

message: Is this list supposed to include only those who have acromegalic gigantism, or can it include those who are also geneticaly of equally height and size as those with the condition of Gigantism?
I see a number of non-pituitary giants in the list, and I see no reason to delete them unless it deviates from the article in which the condition of gigantism is the main topic.
Note: I deleted Anthony Robins from the list, only because he did not have the condition of gigantism or geneticly tall stature, and he seemed rather unrelated to the physical phenomenon presented in this article.
--63.224.226.148 03:41, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of Giants: Who do we include? 

message: I don't know if it's an urban legend or a coincidnce or something that I have in my head, buy don't people with gigantism die earlier due to heart failure (it pumps too hard, hence, fatigued)? Jackpot Den 18:05, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Consequences/health effects of Gigantism 

message: "It is not uncommon for children as young as 5 months to exceed heights of 4-5 feet." I call bullshit. Anyone know what this statistic is supposed to be?
:I removed this line.  It's probably supposed to be "5 years" but it's unsourced anyway.  If someone can source it, feel free to put it back in.  Until then, let's not cause a "monster baby" panic! GreyWyvern 20:18, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  5-foot babies! 

message: Is there any way to treat gigantism? Whether or not such possibilities exist should be mentioned on this page.RSido 03:26, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sure, pituitary gigantism acromegaly can be treated by surgical removal of he pituitary adenoma or by one of several drugs that suppress the excess GH secretion. If treatment is provided in childhood, the excessive height can be at least reduced. If treatment is not provided until adulthood, the height is not reduced but at least many of the non-growth complications of acromegaly can be prevented or reversed. Unwanted extreme tallness can also be prevented in childhood by giving a year or two of high dose estrogen or testosterone around age 7-9 years. alteripse 04:37, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Treatment? 

message: I was just typing random stuff into the search bar and noticed lanky redirects here. This seems very strange to me; as far as I know lanky just means somebody rather taller than average and not somebody with gigantism. There are no references to the term in the article. I won't remove it because it's likely somebody has a good reason. --Tombomp (talk) 09:41, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Here's the link  :) Tombomp (talk/contribs) 17:11, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lanky shouldn't redirect here 

message: I removed what appeared to be an experiment of a table at the top of the page; each cell merely contained 'Row 1' and so forth. 91.125.163.238 (talk) 00:18, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of abandoned table 

message: I'm removing the following because it's not cited: "Typical adult heights of Americans of European descent to whom the term might be applied are 2.10 - 2.40 metres (7 - 8 feet). The term is seldom applied to those who are simply "tall" or "above average" - whose heights appear to be the healthy result of normal genetics and nutrition." It seems it was written by a giant trying to convince the world he or she is normal. A person can be less than 7 feet tall and still suffer from this disease. An adult woman who is 6'7" could obviously have gigantism. I certainly would not refer to her height as "the healthy result of normal genetics and nutrition."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aikaterinē (talk • contribs) 20:02, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lack of citation 

message: Anyone knows on what height, gigantism starts? I see talking 6'5" and 6'7" guys talking about gigantism lol! I mean, at 6'5" you appear wow like but 6'5" and 6'7" is not giant status. I would say, real gigantism starts if someone is near 7'0" tall. Well, I'm 6'5 1/2" and most friends call me mini giant. Big Kingy (talk) 12:29, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: @Big Kingyl Gigantism is not height alone. X-linked xyy47 acro-gangantism 6ft1 245lbs very stout 51chest.  central Precocious adult 13.5x10uc size 21. 10E men's shoes 2601:2C6:4D80:C40:50AD:5457:6EF6:75CF (talk) 09:29, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gigantism 

message: Human "giants" are certainly an interesting matter, but the real whoppers are sauropod dinosaurs - no mention of them here?????
Now, should we have a restructuring, with an intro, then a part on human gigantism and other parts on animals and (?) plants and mushrooms? Or should we have separate pages? Suggestions, please! I am well versed on dinosaur gigantism and could write that part. HMallison (talk) 08:44, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Sauropods were large compared to other dinosaurs, and other creatures; but were individual sauropods affected with a condition that made them significantly larger than other sauropods? Is there evidence of gigantism within the sauropod population? -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 13:11, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Non-human gigantism 

message: Looking at the article on the English Mastiff (which can get to be the size of a small donkey), it appears that those dogs suffer from many of the same health issues that humans with gigantism have. The same could be said about the Great Dane. Would it be correct to say that these dogs are specially bred to have gigantism? Many small dogs including dachshunds have achondroplasia (the primary cause of human dwarfism). Would gigantism might also be a trait humans share with some dogs?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.165.239.237 (talk) 20:11, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: English Mastiff

message: There should be some mention in the section In History, Art, and Literature of The Friendly Giant, a long-running Canadian-American children's television show.  174.91.1.132 (talk) 23:33, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Friendly Giant 

message: They're called giants. Why isn't this article called "giants"? Kortoso (talk) 02:19, 5 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Giant 

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