Compare And Contrast Dwarfism And Gigantism
Did you know your height is not completely determined by genetics? Genetics contributes to about sixty to eighty percent of the factors that determine height. The other twenty to forty percent is determined by things such as nutrition, environment, and how much growth hormone your body produces. Depending on those factors a person can develop dwarfism or gigantism. Someone with dwarfism can be as short as two foot, six inches. Someone with gigantism can be as tall as eight foot, eleven inches. The average height of a male is five foot, eight inches. The average height of a female is five foot, three inches. Dwarfism and gigantism are closely related in cause but also very different in aspects such as symptoms and treatment. Growth hormone,
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It is caused when the body produces too much growth hormone. Gigantism requires immediate treatment. Gigantism is first thought to be growth spurts which make it harder to detect.
There are few cause to gigantism. They include McCune Albright syndrome, Carney complex, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, neurofibromatosis, and most common; a tumor on the pituitary gland. The other causes are very rare. The gland controls many functions of the body. When a tumor grows on the gland it causes the body to produce excessive growth hormone. The size of the tumor can possibly determine the different symptoms the person experiences.
With gigantism, symptoms vary depending on the person and their condition. The symptoms are hard to notice at first, but eventually the child becomes much larger than the other children their age. It is possibly for the child to have disproportional gigantism. Most common symptoms include large hands, feet, forehead, jaws, lips and tongues; and thick toes and fingers. If the tumor is large it can press on nerves in the brain, which causes headaches, vision problems and nausea. Other symptoms could include over excessive sweating, irregular periods in females, delayed puberty in boys and girls, weakness, and deafness. Some of these symptoms can be treated if caught in
It is caused when the body produces too much growth hormone. Gigantism requires immediate treatment. Gigantism is first thought to be growth spurts which make it harder to detect.
There are few cause to gigantism. They include McCune Albright syndrome, Carney complex, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, neurofibromatosis, and most common; a tumor on the pituitary gland. The other causes are very rare. The gland controls many functions of the body. When a tumor grows on the gland it causes the body to produce excessive growth hormone. The size of the tumor can possibly determine the different symptoms the person experiences.
With gigantism, symptoms vary depending on the person and their condition. The symptoms are hard to notice at first, but eventually the child becomes much larger than the other children their age. It is possibly for the child to have disproportional gigantism. Most common symptoms include large hands, feet, forehead, jaws, lips and tongues; and thick toes and fingers. If the tumor is large it can press on nerves in the brain, which causes headaches, vision problems and nausea. Other symptoms could include over excessive sweating, irregular periods in females, delayed puberty in boys and girls, weakness, and deafness. Some of these symptoms can be treated if caught in