The number of adolescents receiving growth hormone therapy is increasing rapidly, with the number for the first half of the year already surpassing that of last year. According to data released by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service on Sept. 22, 25,900 adolescents received growth hormone therapy in the first half of this year. This figure was 25,300 last year, which was about double the number recorded...
  • ClockworkOtter@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    2 years ago

    They only say “a growing trend” of non-clinical treatment without actually giving numbers. Does that mean the absolute numbers are going up, the proportion of non-clinical to clinical are going up, or that more people are talking about it on social media?

  • LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    I had a growth hormone deficiency as a kid. Without the daily hormone injections for 6 years, I would be 3’2 right now. I got to 4’11 before my growth plates fused.