How many years does growth hormone usually take

Growth hormone is generally secreted when a child begins to develop, but the question is how much is secreted. Some parents think that their children are growing slowly, so they go to the hospital to give their children growth hormone injections to stimulate their growth. But many parents don’t know how long it will take to be effective. In fact, everyone has a time point for the secretion of growth hormone. As long as you grasp these key points, you will not worry about your child's growth.

1. How long should growth hormone be taken?

Growth and development is a continuous but uneven process. There is no so-called course of treatment for growth hormone. The duration of use should be determined based on the child's indications, the difference in height compared to the normal standard, bone age, family economic conditions, etc. Generally, treatment should be at least 6 months to a year to observe the efficacy. You should listen to the advice of your attending physician and follow his/her instructions for treatment.

2. How to grasp the key points of growth hormone secretion

1. The first key point: Sleeping is higher than waking

Children's growth hormone secretion is unbalanced, and the amount of growth hormone secreted in different time periods within 24 hours a day is different. Generally speaking, the growth hormone secreted at night is much higher than that during the day, which means that the growth hormone secretion is higher during sleep. Especially during the peak growth period of children, nearly 90% of growth hormone is secreted at night, so good sleep is very important.

2. The second key point: the secretion of growth hormone at night is unbalanced

According to medical student data, nocturnal growth hormone is higher in the first half of the night than in the second half, and the two time periods with the highest growth hormone secretion overnight are 22:00-2:00 and 5:00-7:00, which account for about 90% of nocturnal growth hormone secretion. The peak hours are from 23:00 to 1:00 and around 6:00 in the morning.

3. The third key point: The quality of sleep affects the secretion of growth hormone

The quality of sleep will have a great impact on the secretion of growth hormone. During the period from deep sleep to deep sleep, the secretion of growth hormone is the highest in the day, and the growth hormone in the blood calcium is the highest at this time. However, if a child's sleep quality is not high, his sleep is disturbed or he is in a light sleep state at night, the secretion of growth hormone will be greatly reduced, resulting in stunted growth.