Internal Medicine Specialist, Consultant Physician
MBBS, FCPS (Medicine), Diploma in Family Medicine, FRCP Gladgow (UK)
Internal Medicine Specialist, Consultant Physician
MBBS, FCPS (Medicine), Diploma in Family Medicine, FRCP Gladgow (UK)
A growth hormone deficiency (GHD) occurs when the pituitary gland doesn’t produce enough growth hormone. It more commonly affects children than adults. Children with cleft lips or cleft palates often have poorly developed pituitary glands, so are more likely to have GHD.