Diabetes, Thyroid, Adrenal, Pituitary, Steroid, Calcium and other Hormonal disorders | Dr Arpan Bhattacharyya » Adult GH Therapy http://www.diabetesendocrinology.in This portal is about diabetes, thyroid, Steroid and other common clinical problems in relation to the field of Diabetes and Endocrinology. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:51:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Adult GH Therapy http://www.diabetesendocrinology.in/2009/05/05/adult-gh-therapy/ http://www.diabetesendocrinology.in/2009/05/05/adult-gh-therapy/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 10:18:29 +0000 admin http://www.diabetesendocrinology.in/?p=398 Why does adult GH deficiency occur?

  • Secondary to pituitary tumor
  • Any pathology surrounding Pituitary gland
  • Effects of surgery or radiotherapy to pituitary

How frequent is it?

One in 10,000 people are affected

Who should be tested?

1. Patients with hypothalamo-pituitary diseases.

2. Childhood onset GH deficiency.

3. Undergone cranial irradiation

How is it diagnosed?

  • Single GH values are non-conclusive
  • Single GH values are non-conclusive

What are the benefits?

1. Improve quality of life & psychological well being – most important effect noticed.

2. Improve exercise capacity

3. Prolonged treatment with GH > 24 months has shown to increase BMD

4. Reduction in cholesterol (approx 15%)

5. Improved ventricular function & left ventricular mass.

This article is prepared along with Dr Menaka

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