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  1. Human growth hormone (HGH): Does it slow aging? - Mayo Clinic

    Causes of growth hormone deficiency in adulthood include: A tumor on the pituitary gland that isn't cancer, called pituitary adenoma. Pituitary gland surgery.

  2. Hypopituitarism - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Growth hormone (GH) deficiency. In children, GH deficiency can cause growth problems and short stature. Most adults who have GH deficiency don't have symptoms.

  3. Prader-Willi syndrome - Mayo Clinic

    Some short-term studies in adults with growth hormone deficiency also show that they benefit lean body mass and also muscle tone. Another big endocrine disorder ...

  4. Acromegaly - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    A small gland in the brain called the pituitary gland drives these changes by making too much growth hormone (GH). High GH levels increase another hormone ...

  5. Dwarfism - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Growth hormone deficiency is a fairly common cause of proportionate dwarfism. It occurs when the pituitary gland doesn't make enough growth hormone. This ...

  6. A Study Comparing the Safety and Effectiveness of Lonapegsomatropin with Placebo and Somatropin in Adults with Growth Hormone Deficiency - Mayo Clinic

    The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of once-weekly lonapegsomatropin compared to placebo at 38 weeks in adults with growth hormone deficiency ...

  7. Dwarfism - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Isolated growth hormone deficiency. https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/isolated-growth-hormone-deficiency/. Accessed June 1, 2023. National Library ...

  8. Growth Hormone for the Treatment of Gastroparesis - Mayo Clinic

    Known history of GH deficiency, hypothalamic or pituitary disease. Diabetes. Prior use of GH therapy. Age-adjusted low serum IGF1. Women on oral estrogen ...

  9. Lonapegsomatropin-tcgd (subcutaneous route) - Side effects & dosage - Mayo Clinic

    Lonapegsomatropin-tcgd injection is used to treat growth hormone deficiency (inability to produce enough growth hormone) and growth failure caused by growth ...

  10. A Trial to Investigate Long Term Effectiveness and Safety of Lonapegsomatropin in Adults With Growth Hormone Deficiency - Mayo Clinic

    A Trial to Investigate Long Term Effectiveness and Safety of Lonapegsomatropin in Adults With Growth Hormone Deficiency · More about research at Mayo Clinic.