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What is the purpose of growth hormone tests?

April 26, 2017Conditions Fitness growth Health Hormone medical procedures purpose tests

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What is the purpose of growth hormone tests?

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Growth hormone tests are ordered for the following reasons: • to identify growth deficiencies, including delayed puberty and small stature in adolescents that result from pituitary or thyroid malfunction • to aid in the diagnosis of hyperpituitarism that is evident in gigantism or acromegaly • to screen for inadequate or reduced pituitary gland function • to assist in the diagnosis of pituitary tumors or tumors related to the hypothalamus, an area of the brain • to evaluate hGH therapy Source: The Gale Group.