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I-Somatropin iyifomu elenziwe ngomshini le-hormone yokukhula yomuntu esiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ukhule futhi uthuthuke kahle. Yenziwa kusetshenziswa amagciwane akhethekile abizwa nge-E. coli emalabhorathri ukudala ikhophi eqondile ye-hormone yokukhula i-gland yakho ye-pituitary ekhiqiza ngokwemvelo.
Lo muthi unikezwa njengomjovo ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho futhi ungasiza kokubili izingane kanye nabantu abadala abangakhiqizi i-hormone yokukhula eyanele ngokwabo. Cabanga ngayo njengokufaka esikhundleni salokho okufanele umzimba wakho ukwenze kodwa ongakukhiqizi ngamanani afanele.
I-Somatropin isiza ukwelapha ukuntuleka kwe-hormone yokukhula ezinganeni nakubantu abadala. Ezinganeni, isekela ukukhula nokuthuthuka okufanele lapho imizimba yazo ingakhiqizi i-hormone yokukhula yemvelo eyanele.
Kubantu abadala, lo muthi ungasiza ngamandla emisipha, ukuminyana kwamathambo, kanye namazinga amandla ewonke. Isetshenziselwa futhi ukwelapha izimo ezithile zofuzo ezithinta ukukhula, njenge-Turner syndrome kanye ne-Prader-Willi syndrome.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi anqume i-somatropin ngenxa yesifo sezinso esingamahlalakhona ezinganeni, i-short bowel syndrome, noma izimo zokuchitheka kwemisipha ezihlobene ne-HIV. Ngayinye yalezi zimo ihilela izinkinga ngendlela umzimba wakho osebenzisa ngayo izakhamzimba noma ugcina izicubu ezinempilo.
I-Somatropin isebenza ngokulingisa i-hormone yakho yokukhula yemvelo. Ibopha kuma-receptors athile emangqamuzeni akho futhi iwatshela ukuthi akhule, alungise, futhi agcine izicubu ezinempilo.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengomuthi onamandla aphakathi nendawo othinta ngokuqondile indlela umzimba wakho osebenzisa ngayo amaprotheni, amafutha, kanye nama-carbohydrate. Ivuselela isibindi sakho ukuthi sikhiqize i-insulin-like growth factor-1, okuyinto eyinhloko yokukhula nokulungiswa kwezicubu.
Umuthi usiza imisipha yakho ukuthi ikhule iqine, amathambo akho abe makhulu, futhi umzimba wakho ushise amafutha ngempumelelo enkulu. Iphinde isekele ukusebenza kwezitho ezinempilo futhi ingathuthukisa imetabolism yakho iyonke.
I-Somatropin inikezwa njengomjovo ngaphansi kwesikhumba, ngokuvamile ethangeni lakho, ezinqeni, noma engalweni engenhla. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokufundisa wena noma umnakekeli wakho ukuthi unganikela kanjani ngale mijovo ngokuphepha ekhaya.
Ngokuvamile uzoyijova kanye ngosuku, okungcono kusihlwa ngaphambi kokulala. Lesi sikhathi silingisa iphethini yomzimba wakho yokukhishwa kwe-hormone yokukhula, efinyelela ezingeni eliphezulu ngesikhathi sokulala.
Nawa amanye amathiphu abalulekile okumele uwalandele lapho uthatha i-somatropin:
Akudingeki ukuthi uthathe i-somatropin nokudla, kodwa ukugcina ukudla okunempilo kuzosiza imithi ukuthi isebenze ngempumelelo. Abanye abantu bakuthola kulula ukusungula umkhuba ngokuwuthatha ngesikhathi esifanayo njalo kusihlwa.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-somatropin buhlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngesimo sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani emuthini. Izingane ezinokushoda kwe-hormone yokukhula zingase zidinge ukwelashwa iminyaka eminingi kuze kube yilapho zifinyelela ubude bazo obukhulu.
Abantu abadala ngokuvamile badinga ukwelashwa kwesikhathi eside, ngezinye izikhathi impilo yonke, ikakhulukazi uma benokushoda okukhulu kwe-hormone yokukhula. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho ngokuhlolwa kwegazi njalo kanye nokuhlolwa komzimba.
Ezimweni ezithile njenge-short bowel syndrome, ubude bokwelashwa buxhomeke ekutheni uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla lululama kahle kangakanani. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzosebenza nawe ukunquma uhlu lwesikhathi esifanele sokwelashwa ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ngazinye nokusabela.
Njengazo zonke izidakamizwa, i-somatropin ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuncipha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela ukwelashwa. Nokho, kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma ziqhubeka noma ziba yinkinga.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ingenzeka kodwa ayivamile. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ikhanda elibuhlungu elinamandla elinoshintsho lombono, ukukhathala okungavamile, noma izimpawu zikashukela ophezulu njengokwanda komzwelo wokoma nokuchama. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, i-somatropin ingabangela izinkinga ezingathi sína njengokwanda kwengcindezi ebuchosheni, i-slipped capital femoral epiphysis ezinganeni, noma ukwanda kwe-scoliosis. Udokotela wakho uzokuhlola njalo ukuze abheke lezi zinkinga ezingaba khona.
I-Somatropin ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela ukuthi iphephile yini kuwe. Abantu abanomdlavuza osebenzayo akufanele basebenzise lo muthi, njengoba i-hormone yokukhula ingase ikwazi ukukhuthaza ukukhula kwesimila.
Akufanele uthathe i-somatropin uma unegciwane elibi elivela ezinkingeni ezilandelayo ngemva kokuhlinzwa kwenhliziyo, ukuhlinzwa kwesisu, noma ukuhlukumezeka. Umuthi ungangenelela enqanabeni lomzimba lokwelapha ngalezi zikhathi ezibucayi.
Ezinye izimo ezingase zikuvimbele ukuthi usebenzise i-somatropin zihlanganisa:
Xhumana nodokotela wakho mayelana nazo zonke izimo zakho zezokwelapha, okuhlanganisa isifo sikashukela, izinkinga ze-thyroid, noma umlando womdlavuza. Bazodinga lolu lwazi ukuze banqume ukuthi i-somatropin iphephile futhi ifanele isimo sakho.
I-Somatropin itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, ngalinye linamafomula ahlukile noma izindlela zokulethwa. Amagama omkhiqizo ajwayelekile afaka i-Genotropin, Humatrope, Norditropin, Nutropin, kanye ne-Saizen.
Eminye imikhiqizo iza ngamapeni agcwaliswe ngaphambili okwenza ukujova kube lula, kanti eminye idinga ukuthi uhlanganise imithi ngaphambi kokuyisebenzisa. Udokotela wakho uzoqoka umkhiqizo othile kanye nefomula esebenza kahle kakhulu ezidingweni zakho.
Ukuphumelela kuvamise ukufana kuwo wonke amabhrendi, kodwa amadivayisi okujova kanye nezidingo zokuxuba kungahluka. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma usokhemisi angakukhombisa ukuthi ungawusebenzisa kanjani umkhiqizo wakho ngendlela efanele.
Njengamanje, azikho ezinye izindlela eziqondile ze-somatropin zokwelapha ukuntuleka kwe-growth hormone. Yonke imithi ye-growth hormone etholakalayo iyizinhlobo ze-somatropin, ezenziwe nje abakhiqizi abahlukene.
Noma kunjalo, udokotela wakho angase acabangele ezinye izindlela zokwelapha kuye ngesimo sakho esithile. Kwezinye izifo zokukhula, ukwelashwa kungase kufake ukufakwa kwe-thyroid hormone, ukwelashwa nge-sex hormone, noma ukusekelwa kokudla okunomsoco.
Ezimweni ezithile, ukubhekana nezimo eziyisisekelo ezithinta ukukhula noma i-metabolism kungase kufaneleke kakhulu kunokwelashwa nge-growth hormone. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoxoxa ngazo zonke izinketho ezitholakalayo ngokusekelwe ezimweni zakho.
Yonke imithi yokukhula ngama-hormone kadokotela empeleni inesithako esifanayo esisebenzayo - i-somatropin. Umehluko omkhulu ukuthi ihlanganiswe kanjani, ixutshwe, futhi ihanjiswe kunokuthi isebenza kanjani.
Ezinye izinhlobo zinikeza amadivayisi okujova alula noma ukugcinwa okude, kodwa imiphumela yokwelapha ihlala ifana kuyo yonke imikhiqizo. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha ifomula evumelana kangcono nendlela yakho yokuphila nezidingo zakho zezokwelapha.
Inketho "engcono kakhulu" incike ezintweni ezinjengokuthi uzizwa kanjani ngezindlela ezahlukene zokujova, umshwalense, nokuthi uvame kangakanani ukulungisa imithamo. Okubaluleke kakhulu ukuthola umkhiqizo ongawusebenzisa njalo nangendlela efanele.
I-Somatropin ingathinta amazinga kashukela egazini, ngakho-ke abantu abanesifo sikashukela badinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela. Umuthi ungakhuphula ukumelana ne-insulin, okungenzeka kwenze ukulawula ushukela wegazi kube yinselelo enkulu.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzohlola ushukela wakho wegazi kaningi lapho uqala i-somatropin futhi kungase kudingeke ukuthi alungise imithi yakho yesifo sikashukela. Ngokuqapha okufanele nokulungiswa kwemithi, abantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela bangasebenzisa i-somatropin ngokuphepha.
Uma uzijova nge-somatropin eningi ngengozi, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha. Ukuthatha okuningi kungabangela izimpawu ezinjengobuhlungu bekhanda obukhulu, isicanucanu, ukuhlanza, noma izimpawu zikashukela ophansi.
Ungalindi ukuthi izimpawu zivele - shayela udokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Bangakunika iseluleko sokuthi yini okufanele uyibheke nokuthi ngabe udinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle kokuthi sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe futhi uqhubeke neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ongekho. Lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela engemihle ngaphandle kokunikeza inzuzo eyengeziwe. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha izikhumbuzi noma ukukhuluma nodokotela wakho ngamasu okuthuthukisa ukunamathela.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha i-somatropin ngaphandle kokubonisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kuqala. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela izimpawu zokuhoxisa futhi kungase kungaphephile kuye ngesimo sakho.
Udokotela wakho uzoqoka isikhathi esifanele sokuyeka ukwelashwa ngokusekelwe ekuqhubekeleni phambili kokukhula kwakho, imiphumela yelabhorethri, kanye nesimo sempilo yakho esiphelele. Bangase banciphise kancane umthamo wakho ngaphambi kokuyeka ngokuphelele ukuze banciphise noma yimiphi imiphumela engaba khona.
Yebo, ungahamba ne-somatropin, kodwa uzodinga ukuhlela kusengaphambili. Gcina imithi efrijini ngesikhathi sokuhamba usebenzisa iphakethe lokupholisa, futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi uyithwale emthwalweni wakho wokuqhubeka uma undiza.
Letha incwadi evela kudokotela wakho echaza isidingo sakho somuthi kanye nezinto zokujova. Lokhu kungasiza ukugwema izinkinga ezindaweni zokuphepha futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi unayo imibhalo uma idingeka phesheya.
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