Phyto-Oestrogens for Growth Modification – A Novel Therapeutic Possibility
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Height is not only important to physical health but also to social and psychological well-being. It is widely accepted that growth is assign of health. At all statureisan unattainable dream for many. At present, treatment with growth hormone alone or with growth hormonereleasing factor is the only treatment available. However, long-term treatment with growth hormone has numerous side effects, including rapid progression through puberty and a reduction in bone mineral density [1]. In addition, the need for daily injections makes growth hormone treatment unpopular; therefore, this treatment is reserved for patients with the most severe growth deficiencies.
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