Concerns, Expectations and Perception Regarding Stature, Physical Appearance and Psychosocial Functioning before and during High-Dose Growth Hormone Treatment of Short Pre-pubertal Children Born Small for Gestational Age

Abstract

The perspective of GH treatment induced major adult height expectations. In treated children, the physical effects of GH treatment became obvious, teasing because of short stature decreased and initial concerns about short stature and GH therapy decreased.