Reach your
​​​​​​​true potential

'High Hopes' is an awareness campaign to promote the timely diagnosis of paediatric growth hormone deficiency (GHD). Early initiation of growth hormone (GH) treatment in children with GHD improves their chance of achieving their genetic height potential.

Spotting the signs of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in your child.

You may notice that your child was growing normally until they were around two or three, and then their growth slowed or stopped. When your child started school, you may then have realised that they are shorter than their friends.

There are three types of GHD – congenital (from birth), acquired (caused by something that happens after birth) and idiopathic (the cause of GHD is not known).

If your child is growth hormone deficient, this means they don’t produce enough growth hormone, or GH.

If your doctor does diagnose your child with growth hormone deficiency, they may be given a medicine which can help them reach their normal adult height.

Because children grow at different speeds, and growth takes a long time, it can be difficult to identify the symptoms of GHD, but there are a number of tell-tale signs beyond your child being short for their age.