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The door to prescribing growth hormone to more kids may open, but some question the motivation.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: Karen Uhlenhuth
KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ Karen Arkin couldn't help but flinch.
Someone had noticed her son, Jason, reading a Harry Potter book and asked, somewhat incredulously, "Is he in kindergarten?"
He was on the verge of third grade.
Jason's now on a catch-up campaign. Six nights a week at bedtime, his mother gives him a shot of human growth hormone in the thigh.
Now 9 years old and approaching fourth grade, Jason is 48 inches tall. That's the 5th percentile for boys his age. And that's after a little growth spurt, presumably caused by the hormone he's been getting since December.
A doctor determined that Jason's pituitary gland wasn't generating enough growth hormone, making him eligible for injections. Results vary, but the shots can add several inches to the height of such children.
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