How is AGHD diagnosed?
Based on a smaller-than-normal response to a growth hormone stimulation test, your doctor diagnoses you with AGHD. Your healthcare professional may perform diagnostic tests if he or she feels you may be at risk for growth hormone deficiency. In order to be diagnosed with adult growth hormone deficiency you must meet either of the following two criteria: If you have adult-onset growth hormone deficiency, you must have a deficiency of growth hormone either alone, or in combination with deficiencies in other hormones resulting from disease, surgery, radiation therapy, or trauma. If your growth hormone deficiency began in childhood, the diagnosis of your childhood condition will need to be confirmed prior to beginning therapy as an adult.
