subject: Grow Talle by okagrow [print this page] There are many possible causes for short stature. Each cause may or may not be treatable.
Familial
The most likely reason for a child to be short is because his or her parents are short. Children generally inherit all of their physical characteristics from their parents. Besides height, some of the most obvious are eye colour, hair colour, facial features and perhaps intelligence. Children from short parents can be expected to reach an adult height about the same as their parents. However, children often grow taller than their parents because today's improved knowledge of nutrition and medical practices. Treatment with Human Growth Hormones is not indicated in these cases because the child's growth hormone production is normal according to their physiology.
Constitutional Growth Delay
In Constitutional Growth Delay, children grow slowly at first. Then during puberty they grow quickly, reaching a normal height approximately the same as their parents. Boys are more likely to have Constitutional Growth Delay than girls. Children with Constitutional Growth Delay may experience growth spurts before they start school but do not catch up to their peers until puberty. Constitutional Growth Delay may run in families.
Growth Failure
These conditions indicate a problem with the child's physiology and are grouped into three categories Systemic, Endocrine and Congenital. Treatment may or may not be possible, depending on the specific condition.
Idiopathic Short Stature
When children do not demonstrate any symptoms, and test results do not indicate a problem, they are said to have idiopathic short stature. These children are physically and mentally normal, but they are short. Idiopathic short stature is uncommon. The effect of growth hormone treatment on children with Idiopathic Short Stature has been inconclusive. There is no evidence that treatment may increase their adult height and is not recommended by the medical community.
