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...
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.