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I-Lonapegsomatropin yimithi ye-hormone yokukhula esebenza isikhathi eside eyenzelwe ukusiza izingane ezingakhuli ngesivinini esijwayelekile. Kuyinguqulo yokwenziwa ye-hormone yokukhula yemvelo umzimba wakho oyikhiqizayo, kodwa ilungiswe ngokukhethekile ukuze isebenze isikhathi eside ohlelweni lwakho.
Lo muthi ungowesizukulwane esisha sokwelashwa kwe-hormone yokukhula okudingeka kuphela ukuthi unikezwe kanye ngesonto, kunokuba imijovo yansuku zonke. Ingxenye ethi "pegylated" yegama layo isho ukuthi inokumboza okukhethekile okuyisiza ukuthi ihlale isebenza emzimbeni wakho isikhathi eside, okwenza ukwelashwa kube lula emindenini.
I-Lonapegsomatropin iphatha ukuntuleka kwe-hormone yokukhula ezinganeni ezimfushane kakhulu kunokulindelekile ngobudala bazo. Lapho i-pituitary gland yengane yakho ingakhiqizi i-hormone yokukhula yemvelo eyanele, lo muthi ungasiza ukugcwalisa leyo gebe.
Odokotela ngokuvamile banikeza lo muthi lapho ukukhula kwengane kuye kwancipha kakhulu noma kuyeke ngokuphelele. I-endocrinologist yakho yezingane izobe yenze izivivinyo ezithile ukuze iqinisekise ukuthi amazinga aphansi e-hormone yokukhula abangela ukuthi ingane yakho ibe mfushane, hhayi ezinye izimo.
Lo muthi uvunyelwe ngokuqondile ezinganeni nakubantu abasha abangakaqedi ukukhula. Isebenza kahle kakhulu uma iqala ngaphambi kokuthi ama-plate okukhula emathanjeni avaleke, okwenzeka ngokuvamile phakathi neminyaka yobusha.
I-Lonapegsomatropin isebenza ngokufaka esikhundleni se-hormone yokukhula umzimba wengane yakho okufanele uyikhiqize ngokwemvelo. Cabanga ngayo njengokugcwalisa okushodayo kunokwengeza okuthile okusha ngokuphelele ohlelweni lwabo.
Uma isijovwe, lo muthi uhamba ngegazi lengane yakho futhi unamathisele kuma-receptors e-hormone yokukhula emzimbeni wayo wonke. Lokhu kuqala izinqubo ezifanayo ne-hormone yokukhula yemvelo, ekhuthaza ukukhula kwamathambo, ukuthuthukiswa kwemisipha, kanye nokusebenza kahle komzimba.
Ukwendlala okukhethekile kwe-pegylated kusebenza njengogobolondo elivikelayo elincibilika kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Lokhu kusho ukuthi umuthi ukhishwa kancane kancane phakathi nesonto, ulingisa indlela i-hormone yokukhula yemvelo esebenza ngayo ngamanani aqhubekayo kunokuthi konke ngesikhathi esisodwa.
I-Lonapegsomatropin inikezwa njengomjovo ongaphansi kwesikhumba kanye ngesonto, okusho ukuthi iya ethisshu enamafutha ngaphansi kwesikhumba. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokufundisa wena nomntwana wakho ukuthi nikwenze kanjani lokhu ngokuphepha ekhaya.
Izindawo ezinhle kakhulu zokujova yithanga, ingalo engenhla, noma izindawo zesisu lapho kunethisshu enamafutha eyanele. Uzofuna ukushintshana phakathi kwezindawo ezihlukene isonto ngalinye ukuvimbela ukucasuka noma amahlule ukuthi akheke ngaphansi kwesikhumba.
Imindeni eminingi ikuthola kuwusizo ukukhetha usuku olufanayo isonto ngalinye lomjovo, njengangeMigqibelo kusihlwa. Lokhu kudala umkhuba okulula ukuwukhumbula futhi kusiza ekuqinisekiseni amazinga emithi aqhubekayo ohlelweni lomntwana wakho.
Umuthi uza ngamapeni agcwaliswe ngaphambili okwenza ukukala umthamo ofanele kuqonde ngqo. Udokotela wakho uzobala inani eliqondile ngokusekelwe esisindweni somntwana wakho, futhi lo mthamo ungase ulungiswe njengoba ekhula.
Ubude bokwelashwa buyahlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngeminyaka yomntwana wakho lapho eqala nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani emuthini. Iningi lezingane liqhubeka nokwelashwa kuze kube yilapho zifinyelela ubude bazo obuqondiwe noma amapuleti azo okukhula evaleka.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha izinga lokukhula komntwana wakho njalo ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ngokuhlolwa njalo nezilinganiso. Uma ukukhula kuqhubeka ngejubane elihle, ukwelashwa kuvame ukuqhubeka kuze kube yilapho izinga lokukhula lehla libe ngaphansi kwamasentimitha amabili ngonyaka.
Abanye abantwana bangase badinge ukwelashwa iminyaka eminingi, kanti abanye bangase bafeze imigomo yabo yokukhula ngokushesha. Isinqumo sokuyeka ukwelashwa senziwa ngokuqikelela nodokotela wakho we-pediatric endocrinologist ngokusekelwe kumashadi okukhula, ama-X-ray obudala bamathambo, nokuthuthuka komntwana wakho konke.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-lonapegsomatropin ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantwana abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke kukusiza ukuthi uzizwe ulungiseleleke futhi uqiniseka ekuphatheni ukwelashwa komntwana wakho.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ivamise ukuba mnene futhi ithambekele ekuthuthukiseni njengoba umzimba womntwana wakho ujwayela umuthi:
Le miphumela evamile ivame ukwehla ngokuhamba kwesikhathi njengoba umzimba womntwana wakho ujwayela umkhuba wamasonto onke. Imindeni eminingi ithola ukuthi inqubo efanele yokujova nokushintshanisa izindawo zokujova kusiza ukunciphisa ukusabela kwendawo.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lokhu kufanele kubangele ukuthi ushayele udokotela wakho ngokushesha:
Ngokungavamile, abanye abantwana bangase bathuthukise izinkinga ezingathi sína njengokwanda kwengcindezi ebuchosheni noma izinkinga ngomsebenzi wabo we-thyroid. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha lokhu ngokuhlolwa kwegazi okujwayelekile nokuhlolwa.
I-Lonapegsomatropin ayifanele wonke umntwana, futhi udokotela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela ukuthi ingabe iyona ndlela efanele yomndeni wakho. Ezinye izimo zezokwelapha zenza lokhu kwelashwa kungafaneleki noma kungaba yingozi.
Izingane ezinomdlavuza oqhubekayo akufanele zithole ukwelashwa nge-hormone yokukhula, njengoba kungase kuvuse ukukhula kwesimila. Uma ingane yakho inomlando womdlavuza, udokotela wakho we-oncologist kanye ne-endocrinologist bazosebenzisana ukuze banqume ukuthi ngabe ukwelashwa nge-hormone yokukhula kungaba yingozi yini nokuthi nini.
Umuthi awunconyelwe nezingane ezineminye imibandela ethile. Udokotela wakho uzobukeza umlando wezokwelapha wengane yakho ngaphambi kokuyinika:
Ngaphezu kwalokho, lo muthi owenzelwe izingane ezingakavulwa amathambo azo okukhula. Uma intsha isiqedile ukukhula, ukwelashwa nge-hormone yokukhula ngeke kwandise ukuphakama kwayo.
I-Lonapegsomatropin itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Skytrofa. Leli okwamanje yilo kuphela igama lomkhiqizo lolu hlobo oluthile lwe-hormone yokukhula esebenza isikhathi eside etholakala e-United States.
Lapho udokotela wakho ekunika lo muthi, angase awubize ngegama elivamile (lonapegsomatropin) noma ngegama lomkhiqizo (Skytrofa). Zombili zibhekisela emuthini ofanayo onesithako esisebenzayo esifanayo kanye nohlelo lokulinganisa.
Eminye imithi eminingi ye-hormone yokukhula iyatholakala uma i-lonapegsomatropin ingafanele ingane yakho. Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwezinketho ngokuvamile ukuthi kufanele zinikezwe kangaki nokuthi zenziwe kanjani.
Imijovo yansuku zonke ye-hormone yokukhula ibilokhu iyindlela yokwelapha ejwayelekile iminyaka eminingi. Imithi efana ne-somatropin (etholakala njenge-Genotropin, Humatrope, Norditropin, nabanye) idinga imijovo yansuku zonke kodwa inerekhodi elide lokuphepha nokusebenza.
Enye inketho yamasonto onke yi-somapacitan (Sogroya), esebenza ngendlela efana ne-lonapegsomatropin kodwa ingase ifanele amaqembu ahlukene obudala noma izimo zezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho uzosiza ekunqumeni ukuthi iyiphi inketho evumelana kangcono nezidingo zomntwana wakho kanye nezintandokazi zomndeni wakho.
Kokubili i-lonapegsomatropin kanye nemithi ye-hormone yokukhula yansuku zonke iyasebenza ekwelapheni ukuntuleka kwe-hormone yokukhula, kodwa ngamunye unamathuba ahlukene. Ukukhetha kuvame ukwehla kulokho okusebenza kangcono ngendlela yokuphila yomndeni wakho kanye nezidingo zezokwelapha zomntwana wakho.
Inzuzo enkulu ye-lonapegsomatropin ukulula. Umjovo owodwa ngesonto uvame ukuba lula emindenini ukuphatha kunemijovo yansuku zonke, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni ezimatasa eziya esikoleni. Lokhu kungaholela ekunamatheleni okungcono kokwelashwa kanye nokucindezeleka okuncane ngesikhathi somuthi.
Nokho, imijovo ye-hormone yokukhula yansuku zonke isetshenziswe ngempumelelo amashumi eminyaka, inikeza odokotela ulwazi oluningi ngemiphumela yayo kanye nephrofayili yokuphepha. Ezinye izingane zingase futhi zisabele kangcono ekunikezeni nsuku zonke okuzinzile kunokugcwala kwamasonto onke nemigodi.
Uchwepheshe wakho we-pediatric endocrinologist uzocabangela izici ezinjengobudala bomntwana wakho, indlela yokuphila, ezinye izimo zezokwelapha, nokuthi bazibekezelela kangakanani imijovo lapho bencoma inketho engcono kakhulu yomndeni wakho.
I-hormone yokukhula ingathinta amazinga kashukela egazini, ngakho izingane ezinomdlavuza zidinga ukuqapha okwengeziwe ngenkathi zithatha i-lonapegsomatropin. Uchwepheshe womntwana wakho we-endocrinologist uzosebenza eduze nethimba labo lokunakekela isifo sikashukela ukuze alungise imithamo ye-insulin uma kudingeka.
Ukuqapha njalo ushukela wegazi kubaluleke kakhulu ngesikhathi sokwelashwa nge-hormone yokukhula. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuhlolwa kwe-glucose kaningi, ikakhulu uma uqala umuthi noma ushintsha imithamo.
Uma ngengozi unikeza ingane yakho i-lonapegsomatropin eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi ngabe izimpawu ziyavela yini, ngoba isiqondiso sezokwelapha sokuqala sihlala siphephile.
Izimpawu ze-hormone yokukhula eningi kakhulu zingabandakanya ikhanda elibuhlungu elibuhlungu, isicanucanu, ukuhlanza, noma ubuhlungu obungajwayelekile emalungeni. Gcina ukupakishwa komuthi unawo uma ushayela, ngoba ochwepheshe bezokwelapha bazodinga ukwazi kahle ukuthi kungakanani okwengeziwe komuthi okunikeziwe.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo wamasonto onke we-lonapegsomatropin, mnike ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, uma nje kungaphakathi kwezinsuku ezi-3 zesikhathi esihleliwe. Uma sekudlule izinsuku ezingaphezu kwezi-3, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese ubuyela esimisweni sakho samasonto onke esijwayelekile.
Ungalokothi unikeze imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise ukujova okushodayo. Lokhu kungaholela ku-hormone yokukhula eningi kakhulu ohlelweni lwengane yakho futhi kungase kubangele imiphumela emibi.
Ingane yakho ingayeka ukuthatha i-lonapegsomatropin lapho isifinyelele ubude bayo obuqondiwe bomuntu omdala noma lapho izinga labo lokukhula lehla kakhulu. Lesi sinqumo senziwa ngaso sonke isikhathi nodokotela wakho we-pediatric endocrinologist ngokusekelwe kumashadi okukhula kanye nemisebe ye-X-ray yobudala bamathambo.
Iningi lezingane liqhubeka nokwelashwa kuze kube yilapho izinga labo lokukhula lehla libe ngaphansi kwamasentimitha ama-2 ngonyaka noma amapuleti abo okukhula avaleka. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha lezi zimaki ngokucophelela ngesikhathi sokuqokwa okulandelayo okuvamile.
Izingane eziningi ziba nokukhula okungcono ngemithi ye-lonapegsomatropin, kodwa lokhu kuvame ukwenzeka kancane kancane kunokuthi kwenzeke ngokuqhamuka okukhulu. Ungase uqaphele ukuthi ingane yakho idinga izingubo ezintsha kaningi noma ikhula ngokushesha ngaphandle kwezicathulo kunakuqala.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha izinga lokukhula kwengane yakho njalo ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi umuthi usebenza kahle. Ukukhula okuqhubekayo, okuqhubekayo kuvame ukuba yinjongo kunoshintsho olusheshayo olungase luqede amathambo namalunga akhulayo.
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