When your son or daughter is diagnosed with a growth disorder, it can be helpful to know that other families have been in your shoes. Here, children with growth disorders and their parents share stories about their diagnosis and the treatment journey. Please see Prescribing Information.
Individual results may vary.
When your son or daughter is diagnosed with a growth disorder, it can be helpful to know that other families have been in your shoes. Here, children with growth disorders and their parents share stories about their diagnosis and the treatment journey. Please see Prescribing Information.
Individual results may vary.
Featuring: Aryton (Child) and Keith (Dad)
Diagnosis: Growth hormone deficiency
“I can take Norditropin® on the road with me and I can inject it at night after a busy race schedule day…It’s just a daily routine now.”
– Ayrton, racecar driver
Featuring: Aryton (Child) and Keith (Dad)
Diagnosis: Growth hormone deficiency
“I can take Norditropin® on the road with me and I can inject it at night after a busy race schedule day…It’s just a daily routine now.”
– Ayrton, racecar driver
Featuring: Aria (Child) and Shauna (Mom)
Diagnosis: Growth hormone deficiency
“She started to fall off the growth chart…and her doctor was concerned and (said), 'I think there’s something more than genetics here, I think we need to test”'... so Aria had a STIM test and lo and behold, (she) wasn’t producing growth hormone.”
– Shauna, Aria's Mom
Featuring: Aria (Child) and Shauna (Mom)
Diagnosis: Growth hormone deficiency
“She started to fall off the growth chart…and her doctor was concerned and (said), 'I think there’s something more than genetics here, I think we need to test'... so Aria had a STIM test and lo and behold, (she) wasn’t producing growth hormone.”
– Shauna, Aria's Mom
Featuring: Brett (Child) and Karla (Mom)
Diagnosis: Growth hormone deficiency
"I wish I’d been more of an advocate for him sooner. And I want people to know that there is hope. There is treatment… and there’s something that can be done about growth hormone deficiency. Don’t wait until it gets too long.”
– Karla, Brett's Mom
Featuring: Brett (Child) and Karla (Mom)
Diagnosis: Growth hormone deficiency
"I wish I’d been more of an advocate for him sooner. And I want people to know that there is hope. There is treatment… and there’s something that can be done about growth hormone deficiency. Don’t wait until it gets too long.”
– Karla, Brett's Mom
Featuring: Sara (Child) and Leslie (Mom)
Diagnosis: Turner syndrome
“We were able to meet other girls and women with Turner’s. Some that had been treated, and some that had been not treated. And it was really eye-opening to see the difference in that. And it made us very thankful.”
– Leslie, Sara's Mom
Featuring: Sara (Child) and Leslie (Mom)
Diagnosis: Turner syndrome
“We were able to meet other girls and women with Turner’s. Some that had been treated, and some that had been not treated. And it was really eye-opening to see the difference in that. And it made us very thankful.”
– Leslie, Sara's Mom
Featuring: Colton (Child) and Amanda (Mom)
Diagnosis: Noonan syndrome
“I really didn’t want to switch...because Norditropin® is the only brand FDA-approved for the indication of Noonan syndrome.”
– Amanda, Colton's Mom
Featuring: Colton (Child) and Amanda (Mom)
Diagnosis: Noonan syndrome
“I really didn’t want to switch...because Norditropin® is the only brand FDA-approved for the indication of Noonan syndrome.”
– Amanda, Colton's Mom
Featuring: Josh (Child) and Shannah (Mom)
Diagnosis: Growth hormone deficiency
“So if I could give advice to another boy like me, I might tell them to not give up trying … figure out like what’s going on … stay determined, really.”
– Josh, Norditropin® Patient
Featuring: Josh (Child) and Shannah (Mom)
Diagnosis: Growth hormone deficiency
“So if I could give advice to another boy like me, I might tell them to not give up trying … figure out like what’s going on … stay determined, really.”
– Josh, Norditropin® Patient
Featuring: Emmy (Child) and Amanda (Mom)
Diagnosis: Growth hormone deficiency
“I was hopeful and excited that we had finally figured out what was going on, and that we were going to be able to address it …”
– Amanda, Emmy's Mom
Featuring: Emmy (Child) and Amanda (Mom)
Diagnosis: Growth hormone deficiency
“I was hopeful and excited that we had finally figured out what was going on, and that we were going to be able to address it …”
– Amanda, Emmy's Mom
Featuring: Logan (Child), Janie-Lynn (Mom), and Scott (Dad)
Diagnosis: Growth hormone deficiency
“At first, it was daunting to hear our daughter needed a daily injection. But now it's just part of daily life. Looking back, I would have done one thing different: I would have started growth hormone earlier. I wouldn't have been so hesitant.”
– Janie-Lynn, Logan's Mom
Featuring: Logan (Child), Janie-Lynn (Mom), and Scott (Dad)
Diagnosis: Growth hormone deficiency
“At first, it was daunting to hear our daughter needed a daily injection. But now it's just part of daily life. Looking back, I would have done one thing different: I would have started growth hormone earlier. I wouldn't have been so hesitant.”
– Janie-Lynn, Logan's Mom
Featuring: Aria, Emmy, and Josh (Children) and Shauna, Amanda, and Shannah (Moms)
Diagnosis: Growth hormone deficiency
“If you’ve gotten to the point where a pediatric endocrinologist is recommending a stim test and you have concerns about your child’s growth, I would recommend that you go forward with it.”
– Amanda, Emmy's Mom
Featuring: Aria, Emmy, and Josh (Children) and Shauna, Amanda, and Shannah (Moms)
Diagnosis: Growth hormone deficiency
“If you’ve gotten to the point where a pediatric endocrinologist is recommending a stim test and you have concerns about your child’s growth, I would recommend that you go forward with it.”
– Amanda, Emmy's Mom
Do not use Norditropin® if: you have a critical illness caused by certain types of heart or stomach surgery, trauma or breathing (respiratory) problems; you are a child with Prader-Willi syndrome who is severely obese or has breathing problems including sleep apnea; you have cancer or other tumors; you are allergic to somatropin or any of the ingredients in Norditropin®; your healthcare provider tells you that you have certain types of eye problems caused by diabetes (diabetic retinopathy); you are a child with closed bone growth plates (epiphyses).
Before taking Norditropin®, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Norditropin® may affect how other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how Norditropin® works.
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What are the possible side effects of Norditropin®?
Norditropin® may cause serious side effects, including:
The most common side effects of Norditropin® include:
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