Growth Problems

UK sources of information and / or support

 Child Growth Foundation

Supports children and adults and their families who are affected by a growth disorder. We also fund research into growth related conditions.

 Restricted Growth Association

Provides information and support to improve the quality of life for persons of restricted growth.

 Achondroplasisa.co.uk

Help and Information about the condition called Achondroplasisa (the most common form of short limb dwarfism), with in-depth information, pictures of people with the condition and an open forum and a chat room.

 Growth Hormone Deficiency Website

Provides in-depth information from child growth specialists as well as a forum for sharing knowledge and experiences with other families, across borders. Hear parents tell about living with growth hormone deficiency and treatment.

 Tall Persons Club GB & Ireland

The Club aims to provide information for and to promote the interests of those taller than average. These aims include the practical, medical, psychological and social aspects of being taller than average.

 Long Tall Sally

Supplier of affordable clothes, proportioned to fit all tall women. Clothes for all occasions, including maternity wear. Online purchase facility.

 Turner Syndrome Support Society

Aims to offer support, social contact, advice and information on all aspects of Turner Syndrome to women and girls with TS and their families.

 Medicine Guide for Growth Problems in Children

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.