What level should your growth hormone be?

Random growth hormone (GH) levels in a healthy person range as follows: Men: < 5 ng/mL or < 226 pmol/L. Women: < 10 ng/mL or < 452 pmol/L. Children: 0-20 ng/mL or 0-904 pmol/L.

How do you read a growth hormone suppression test?

Interpretation: The diagnostic criterion for acromegaly is met if the hGH does not suppress below 1 ng/mL. The suppression test is reported to have a false-negative rate as high as 50%. The sensitivity of the test is reported to be improved at a cutoff of 0.4 ng/mL.

What does a growth hormone test show?

Growth hormone (GH) tests are blood tests that check to see if your body is making a normal amount of GH. GH, also known as human growth hormone, is a substance that controls your body’s growth. It also helps control metabolism, the process of how your body uses food and energy.

What is a low growth hormone level?

Growth hormone (GH) deficiency is when the pituitary gland doesn’t make enough growth hormone. GH is needed to stimulate growth of bone and other tissues. This condition can occur at any age. GH deficiency does not affect a child’s intelligence.

What are high levels of HGH?

High levels of GH may suggest: Possible acromegaly. Gigantism (in children, it can cause really long bones, delayed puberty, and other problems) A tumor.

What happens if you don’t have growth hormone?

GH deficiency does not affect a child’s intelligence. The main sign of GH deficiency is slow height growth each year after a child’s 3rd birthday. A child with GH deficiency may also have a younger-looking face and a chubby body build. Treatment is done with daily injections of synthetic growth hormone.

What happens if growth hormone is high?

When you have too much growth hormone, your bones increase in size. In childhood, this leads to increased height and is called gigantism. But in adulthood, a change in height doesn’t occur. Instead, the increase in bone size is limited to the bones of your hands, feet and face, and is called acromegaly.