Should Short People Take Human Growth Hormone?

While being short isn’t a medical condition, parents are giving their kids Human Growth Hormone to boost their height. But how does it work and is it dangerous?

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[zointisarenazi]

so when im shorter i live longer to suffer more thanks ...

[bandishank]

Being a small girl = can easily find boyfriend
Begin a small guy = impossible to find girlfriend as the tall guys also take the small girls

[ownageyeahful]

straight up being short is never an advantage

[cardinalargie]

21 years old and 5'4.
I stopped growing when I was 15.
Makes me feel like shit.

[erik]

I'd rather be tall and happy for 10 years then be short and sad for 50.

[User]

Challenges short ppl face
- Made fun of
- Undermined
- Not respected
- Can't reach anything
- Can't find clothes in the men's isle when shopping
- Receive no sports offers even though you really love the sport(Jaden Newman)
- Harder to carry out your everyday tasks
So is being short still not that bad

[FINtrll]

I like short girls... I wish girls liked short guys.

[fabulousmitchellboys]

Its not even about being tall anymore... its about being able to pass for average height (sad short boy noises)

[CrazyRetroJunkie]

im like 5'5 (male, 19) and yeah maybe its easy for people to say just love yourself, but no matter how much i accept my height, whenever im outside seeing like 6'0 people just lowers my self esteem you know ? yeah life's not fair and all but to every negative there's a positive right ? right ?...

[sammydeol]

If I was short, I would get angry if people referred to me as "vertically- challenged"

[sikojensika]

To be a guy and short pretty much means a life without experiencing "romantic love" yeah idk

[Kaleidoscope]

Taller people are more respected? That may apply to guys..

[bigred]

I was 5’2 as a sophomore in hs. My dad is 5’5 my mom is 5’0. The docs said my adult height would be 5’5 If I’m lucky... I’m now 19 and stand at 6’3 y’all have hope i promise

[mstr]

Taller people, higher IQ's? For a short guy like me, challenge accepted!

[eitkoml]

Hundreds of thousands of dollars more money over a lifetime. That's your reason why parents put their kids on hgh.

[cappuccinopapi]

Women will never understand how atrocious life is for short men

[munem]

I'm a 20 year old male and I'm 5"3' :/

[adriangabriellucero]

I'm 18 and 4'10", and I can't see anything wrong with it. I got teased and mocked by my taller friends, but it's okay with me, I just think that I am the one that brings joy to their miserable lives.

My father is 5'0" and my mother is 4'10" and my brother is 5'4'" so we're a small family lol.

[malihakhanpuspita]

I feel depressed for my short height sometimes and then I search height or growth hormone related videos on YouTube. And then I come here in the comment section box and feel better seeing so many short depressed people complaining about their height. 🙃🌻

[Kyle-pgpn]

just reading the hundreds of relatable comments makes me feel somewhat better 😢