Humatrope for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency User Reviews

• Rya...
• August 30, 2010

"Humatrope first started being used in 1987, I have read. I started taking daily shots in 1988. At the time, I was 14 years old, 5'4", 170 lbs, and had ZERO growth hormone in my body. As it stood without treatment, it appeared that I would never hit puberty. I began taking daily shots every day for two years. During that time, I only missed two days. I grew from 5'4" to 6' by 16 years of age and weighed the same weight that I had before I began the shots. My body developed normally, and I noticed no side effects. Even after I stopped taking the shots, I still continued to grow an additional inch. My father is 5'10", my older brother is 5'11", and I am 6'1". It worked PERFECTLY for me."

• ECL...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 10, 2013

"My son began taking Humatrope at the age of 5, and in almost 3 years, he has grown just over 10 inches and gained around 10 lbs. When he began, he was not on the growth chart at all and was not moving up as he should. After testing found him to be growth hormone deficient, he began the daily shots, and now he is in the 25% on the growth chart! He will continue to take Humatrope until he is finished growing, so we still have years of shots ahead of us, but for us and him, they are proving to be worth it."