Pituitary gland

[Rik]

Ive been reading about gigantism and the fact a lot of rapid growth resulting in tumours etc. controlled and released growth hormones results in excessive height. Is there scientifically a treatment to do the reverse and stimulate the gland to release more growth hormones in shorter people?

[mith]

usually you just give them hgh

[Darby]

When HGH became available through recombinant bacterial production (the supply before that was very limited), the FDA approved a controversial study to give it to short children who were not deficient. They did not get any taller than controls.