What is AGHD?
Adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD) occurs when the pituitary gland does not secrete enough growth hormone. In adult patients, pituitary disease may occur as a result of pituitary tumors, pituitary surgery, radiation therapy, or head injury—impacting the gland’s ability to produce sufficient growth hormone. Generally, adults with growth hormone deficiency can be divided into 2 groups: those who were growth hormone deficient as children and continue to be so as adults (childhood-onset patients) and adults with pituitary disease who became growth hormone deficient as adults (adult-onset patients).
