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I used to have a friend by the name of Chris, whom we called "Little Chris."  We called him this because, well, he was little — only about four feet tall.  We also had another friend named Chris, so we needed a way to tell them apart in conversation.

Little Chris had probably failed to get much height growth because of a growth hormone deficiency.  He was older than the rest of us, so he would have been born in the early or mid-1960s.  Back then, not as much was known about growth hormone deficiency; now they have growth hormone therapy, where artificial human growth hormone is used to replace what the child’s body doesn’t naturally make — kind of like insulin shots for diabetics (insulin being another kind of hormone).

Even now it might not be too late.  Some sites recommend NOT continuing growth hormone therapy past when the growth plates have closed, but there are also companies that sell growth hormones to help adults grow taller — for example, a treatment system called Growth Flex.  According to testimonials on the websites for these supplements, the actually do offer good ways to grow taller later in life.

Maybe all is not lost for those adults who had growth hormone deficiencies before growth hormone therapy was invented in 1985!

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