George is 16 years old and really wants to make the high school basketball team. Although he is skilled, he is only 5 feet, 10 inches tall. What advice would you give him about taking human growth hormone?
What will be an ideal response?
Human growth hormone is expensive, may have negative effects in the long term, and is not approved by the FDA for the use he is contemplating. If he were to continue to take the hormone, he could end up with acromegaly. Additionally, he should check to see that his bones can continue to lengthen because some teenagers have already achieved all of their possible height by this time.
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