Age Therapy Growth Hormone
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Can someone help me with this question please?
Jennifer was 17 years old and very short for her age (<5th percentile). The doctors determined that her body was not producing enough growth hormone. Prior to beginning growth hormone therapy, they ordered X rays. The X rays showed that her epiphyseal plates were completely ossified, and the doctors cancelled the hormone therapy, telling Jennifer it would not help her. Why did they decide it would not help Jennifer?
because she’s not growing or able to grow anymore. Ossified growth plates means that the areas where bones grow are now sealed, and will be unresponsive to the effects of growth hormone.
she’s already reached her final adult height.
(the therapy may have worked for her a few years ago, but now it’s too late.)
Growth Hormone Deficiency Diagnosis and Treatment
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