correlational
Analysis v1
Strong Opposition
For girls with early puberty who are treated with two hormones (one for puberty and one for growth), the ones who grow more during treatment tend to have started with a lower predicted adult height and more mature bones. How long or how much growth hormone they take doesn’t seem to affect how much they grow.
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Evidence from Studies
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Contradicting (1)
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The study shows that adding growth hormone helps girls grow taller, but it doesn’t look at whether starting treatment earlier or using higher doses makes a bigger difference for each girl.
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