China dad’s growth hormone investment for daughter sparks debate over societal pressure
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A father in Changsha, Hunan province, spends 6,000 yuan monthly on growth hormone injections for his 12-year-old daughter, sparking online debate about societal height anxiety. The girl's growth rate was only two to three centimetres per year before treatment. The story, reported by Dazhong Daily, highlights the intense pressure parents feel regarding their children's height.
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Monthly cost of 6,000 yuan (US$880) for growth shots.
The story was covered by mainland media outlet Dazhong Daily.
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Before starting the treatment, the girl experienced a growth rate of only two to three centimetres per year.
South China Morning Post- Monthly cost of 6,000 yuan (US$880) for growth shots.
- Ongoing expenditure for a 12-year-old daughter.
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Loaded language removedA father in central China, who spends 6,000 yuan (US$880) a month on “growth shots” for his daughter, has ignited a heated online debate regarding height anxiety. According to mainland media outlet Dazhong Daily, the father, surnamed Li, lives in Changsha, Hunan province, and consistently pays for growth hormone injections for his 12-year-old daughter.
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Before starting the treatment, the girl experienced a growth rate of only two to three centimetres per year.
South China Morning PostThe father's investment in growth hormone injections has ignited a heated online debate regarding height anxiety.
South China Morning PostThe story was covered by mainland media outlet Dazhong Daily.
South China Morning PostThe father consistently pays for growth hormone injections for his daughter.
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