Tag: short stature

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The child’s bone age is too old, does it really affect his height in the future?

In the growth and development clinic, parents often ask doctors such questions: My child is 7 years old, but when examined, it was found to be 9 years old. Is it [precocious]? The child used to grow well, but why didn’t he grow well later? Will it affect the final height? In case of these problems, doctors will evaluate the child and comprehensively judge whether the child’s growth and development are at a normal level. In this process, bone age has an important reference role. What is bone age? Human growth and development can be expressed by two [ages], namely physiological age (calendar age) and biological age (bone age). Bone age is the bone age, which is a development age Read More …

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Is it really a problem to be short enough to be what?

Many parents see that their children are smaller than other children, and they always wonder [is the child’s height normal? ]. In fact, it is normal most of the time, but some situations still need to be paid attention to. Small children may be a disease called dwarfism. The incidence rate of this disease is about 3%, with an average of one in 50 children, of which more than 60% are caused by lack of growth hormone, which is also medically called growth hormone deficiency (GDH). This kind of small and short stature can be cured, but if you miss the treatment age of 4 ~ 15 years old, you may leave a lifelong regret for your child. The most Read More …

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Don’t let these misunderstandings affect the height of children.

Society now seems to have entered an era of [high obsession]. In the distant Brazilian rainforest, aborigines associate height with wealth, power and fertility. In modern society, tall people have either explicit or implicit advantages in choosing a spouse, applying for a job or even electing. Even what people often say about [Gao Fushuai] puts [height] first, which shows how prominent height is. It is difficult to change their height, so parents have to put the expectation of growing tall on their children. In recent years, more and more children have seen doctors for height problems, which is also a microcosm of fierce competition. However, we have noticed in clinical work that many parents’ understanding of height is one-sided or Read More …

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Mom, be careful, this disease seriously affects the baby’s intelligence, and must be checked and treated as early as possible!

Do precious mothers still remember? Two to three days after the baby is born, the doctor will take blood from the baby’s heel for an examination. Is it what? Congenital hypothyroidism Yes, it is the baby’s thyrotropin TSH that is taken from heel blood for examination. This examination can preliminarily judge whether the baby has congenital hypothyroidism. Congenital hypothyroidism (hereinafter referred to as [congenital hypothyroidism]) is caused by congenital thyroid defects of the baby or iodine deficiency in the mother’s diet during pregnancy, which can seriously affect the baby’s intellectual and physical development. One in every 2,000 newborns is congenital hypothyroidism. What are the hazards of congenital hypothyroidism? Thyroid hormone is very important to human body, especially to infants. 1. Read More …

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If you want your baby to grow tall, you must seize these [golden periods]!

In the process of children’s growth, parents are more or less concerned about the height of their children, and there are not a few parents who worry about their children’s short stature and bitter search for [secret recipe] for growth. However, do parents think short is really short? If you want your child to have a tall person, is there any other reliable way to what besides finding a tall person? In order to answer these questions about height, Dr. Clove invited a licensed doctor from the Endocrinology Department of Peking Union Medical College Hospital to listen to what he said. Who should I compare with when I am short or not? Parents often ask me in the short clinic: Read More …