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'''Growth attenuation''' is an elective medical treatment which involves administering [[estrogen]] to cause closure of the [[epiphysis|epiphyses]] of the [[bone]]s ([[Epiphyseal plate]]s), resulting in a reduced adult height. Since the 1960s this treatment has been performed primarily on children growing toward an adult height considered unacceptably excessive by their parents and doctors. The cultural consensus of what is considered an excessive height justifying treatment has differed in Europe and North America and has risen over the last 4 decades.<ref>Joyce M. Lee and Joel D. Howell.[http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/160/10/1035 Tall Girls: The Social Shaping of a Medical Therapy] ''Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine'', Vol. 160 No. 10, October 2006.</ref> |
'''Growth attenuation''' is an elective medical treatment which involves administering [[estrogen]] to cause closure of the [[epiphysis|epiphyses]] of the [[bone]]s ([[Epiphyseal plate]]s), resulting in a reduced adult height. Since the 1960s this treatment has been performed primarily on children growing toward an adult height considered unacceptably excessive by their parents and doctors. The cultural consensus of what is considered an excessive height justifying treatment has differed in Europe and North America and has risen over the last 4 decades.<ref>Joyce M. Lee and Joel D. Howell.[http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/160/10/1035 Tall Girls: The Social Shaping of a Medical Therapy] ''Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine'', Vol. 160 No. 10, October 2006.</ref> |
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Most of the children treated have been girls, with larger numbers treated in Europe than in North America. The height considered unacceptable by parents and doctors has become substantially taller over the last few decades. Very few boys have ever been treated for excessive tallness in North America, but this also has been done more often in Europe.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}More recently, growth attenuation treatment has been in the news as part of the controversial [[Ashley Treatment]] administered to a developmentally disabled girl.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} |
Most of the children treated have been girls, with larger numbers treated in Europe than in North America. The height considered unacceptable by parents and doctors has become substantially taller over the last few decades. Very few boys have ever been treated for excessive tallness in North America, but this also has been done more often in Europe.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}More recently, growth attenuation treatment has been in the news as part of the controversial [[Ashley Treatment]] administered to a developmentally disabled girl.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} This has been criticised as denying the human rights of disabled people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwda.org.au/2016/07/opinion-bonsai-babies-cheryl-mcdonnell/|title=Opinion: Bonsai Babies|last=McDonnell|first=Cheryl|website=Disabilities Australia|date=2016-07-14|accessdate=2020-12-27}}</ref>{{additional citation needed}} |
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Revision as of 20:04, 27 December 2020
Growth attenuation is an elective medical treatment which involves administering estrogen to cause closure of the epiphyses of the bones (Epiphyseal plates), resulting in a reduced adult height. Since the 1960s this treatment has been performed primarily on children growing toward an adult height considered unacceptably excessive by their parents and doctors. The cultural consensus of what is considered an excessive height justifying treatment has differed in Europe and North America and has risen over the last 4 decades.[1]
Most of the children treated have been girls, with larger numbers treated in Europe than in North America. The height considered unacceptable by parents and doctors has become substantially taller over the last few decades. Very few boys have ever been treated for excessive tallness in North America, but this also has been done more often in Europe.[citation needed]More recently, growth attenuation treatment has been in the news as part of the controversial Ashley Treatment administered to a developmentally disabled girl.[citation needed] This has been criticised as denying the human rights of disabled people.[2][additional citation(s) needed]
References
- ^ Joyce M. Lee and Joel D. Howell.Tall Girls: The Social Shaping of a Medical Therapy Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Vol. 160 No. 10, October 2006.
- ^ McDonnell, Cheryl (2016-07-14). "Opinion: Bonsai Babies". Disabilities Australia. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
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