Growth Hormone
Growth Hormone
- This test is meant to measure the lack or excess of growth hormone in the blood.
- No special preparation is required.
- Growth Hormone is important for the growth of various body parts in a human.
What is Growth Hormone Test?
The growth hormone is produced by the pituitary gland. It is necessary for growth of body parts, height etc in a human. It helps in effective metabolism. Elevated levels and decreased levels are associated with abnormal growth in children and indicate a variety of conditions in both adults and children. A growth hormone test is used to check the levels of growth hormones in the blood. A low level of Growth Hormone can lead to Dwarfism and excess of the hormone can lead to Gigantism.
Reported Parameters
- Normal Range of Growth Hormone
- For adult males — 0.4 to 10 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL)
- For adult females — 1 to 14 ng/mL
- For children — 10 to 50 ng/mL
All The Questions that you might have
- What is Growth Hormone Test ?
- What does the Growth Hormone test measure?
- Why should I do the Growth Hormone test?
- How is the Growth Hormone test done?
The growth hormone is produced by the pituitary gland. It is necessary for growth of body parts, height etc in a human. It helps in effective metabolism. Elevated levels and decreased levels are associated with abnormal growth in children and indicate a variety of conditions in both adults and children. A growth hormone test is used to check the levels of growth hormones in the blood. A low level of Growth Hormone can lead to Dwarfism and excess of the hormone can lead to Gigantism.
Growth Hormone test measures the levels of growth hormone which is produced by the pituitary gland in the blood.
- Slow growth
- Delayed puberty
- Short stature
- Delayed bone density
- High cholesterol with abnormal lipid changes
- Decreased bone density
- Weakness
- Fatigue
- Reduced exercise tolerance
The Growth Hormone test is a simple blood test with no need for fasting before the test. The blood sample can be taken by the phlebotomist at a pathology lab.
