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Regarding your question
What is the treatment of short stature?
1. Give growth hormone if you have not reached puberty
2. Surgery in which an induced femoral fracture and the device installation increase the length by 1 ml (called illizarove)
3. In the case of systemic disease as ulcerative colitis, pintazza suppositories are treated in the case of the sever form disease and cortison is given
4. Treatment of anemia if its caused by iron deficiency or B12 or folic acid
5. The elongation exercises can help in increase growth period between the 12 and 16 because the sport in this period increases the growth hormone rate in the body
6. After puberty, it has no effect
What are the causes of short stature?
1. It may be inherited :the father and mother of the patient are short stature
2. glandular dysfunction , as a hypopituitary or hypothyroidism
3. malabsorption of foods such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis
4. Anemia of all kinds
What are the symptoms associated with short stature?
1. Problems in regulating blood sugar level as hypoglycemia
2. Problems in the genitals such as erectile dysfunction in males and menstrual cycle disorders in females
3. Infertility and reproductive problems
How is the cause of short stature diagnosed?
1. Clinical examination
2. Examination of the growth factor in the blood
3.Insulin like growth factor
4. Check thyroid function
5. CBC blood test
6. Checking the blood film
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