Growth hormone is produced by the pituitary.  It has an effect on many
things in the body including blood sugar and growth.  True growth
hormone deficiency is *rare* and the chances of having three children in
the family who need growth hormone injections is virtually zero.  Growth
hormone deficient children are midgets if they are not treated, with
growth failure becoming noticeable around a year of age, though it
probably occurs before then.

On the other hand if you are worried about having children who are
short, you can pay to get growth hormone injections, and it might just
result in them being taller, but maybe not, if you look at recent
studies.  But in a free medical market like the US, if you can pay, you
can get.  The risks of the injections are not negligible.  They include
glucose intolerance.

But, before, when growth hormone was gotten from cadavers, it was found
out that you could transfer serious viruses with the injections.  Okay,
now they are making it artificially, but who knows what will come up
later?

Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC