HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE - HGH - SUPPLEMENTS FOR HEALTH AND FITNESS
Human Growth Hormone Supplements To Support The Body’s Natural Defense Mechanisms, Protect Against Colds And Flu, Improve Sleep Patterns - And More
Human Growth Hormone Supplements To Support The Body’s Natural Defense Mechanisms, Protect Against Colds And Flu, Improve Sleep Patterns -
Therapeutic use of Human Growth Hormone
HGH uses and treatment indications
Many other conditions besides HGH deficiency cause poor growth, but growth benefits (height gains) are often poorer than when HGH deficiency is treated. Examples of other causes of shortness often treated with growth hormone are Turner syndrome, chronic renal failure, Prader-Willi syndrome, intrauterine growth retardation, and severe idiopathic short stature. Higher ("pharmacologic") doses are required to produce significant acceleration of growth in these conditions, producing blood levels well above physiologic. Despite the higher doses, side effects during treatment are rare, and vary little according to the condition being treated.
Sometimes HGH is used for benefits other than increasing height. HGH treatment improves muscle strength and slightly reduces body fat in Prader-Willi syndrome, benefits more important to these children than increased height. It has also been shown to help maintain muscle mass in AIDS wasting. HGH can also be used in patients with short bowel syndrome to lessen the requirement for intravenous parenteral nutrition.
Uses that are controversial include
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HGH treatment for remission of Multiple Sclerosis(MS) |
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HGH treatment to reverse effects of aging in older adults (see below) |
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HGH treatment to enhance weight loss in obesity |
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HGH treatment for fibromyalgia |
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HGH treatment for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis |
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HGH treatment for idiopathic short stature |
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HGH treatment for bodybuilding or athletic enhancement |
Anti-aging agent
Claims for HGH as an anti-aging treatment date back to 1990 when the New England Journal of Medicine published a study where GH was used to treat 12 men over 60. At the conclusion of the study all the men showed statistically significant increases in lean body mass and bone mineral, while the control group did not. The authors of the study noted that these were the kind of changes that would occur naturally over a 10 to 20 year aging period. Despite the fact the authors at no time claimed that GH had reversed the aging process itself, their results were mis-interpreted as indicating GH was an effective anti-aging agent.
A Stanford University School of Medicine survey of clinical studies on the subject published in early 2007 showed that the application of HGH on healthy elderly patients increased muscle by 2 kgs and decreased body fat by the same amount. However, these were the only positive effects from taking HGH. No other critical factors were affected, such as bone density, cholesterol levels, lipid measurements, maximal oxygen consumption, or any other factor that would indicate increased fitness. Researchers also didn't discover any gain in muscle strength, which led them to believe that HGH merely let the body store more water in the muscles rather than increase muscle growth. This would explain the increase in lean body mass.
Regular application of HGH did show several negative side effects such as joint swelling, joint pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and an increased risk of diabetes. However, proponents of HGH use as an anti-ageing substance claims that these side affects will not happen if injections are done in physiological amounts.
Risks and side effects of HGH treatment
Side effects in adults may include fluid retention, joint pain, and nerve compression symptoms. There is theoretical concern and weak evidence that GH treatment may increase the risks of diabetes or cancer, especially in those with other predispositions treated with higher doses. One survey of adults who had been treated with replacement cadaver HGH during childhood showed a mildly increased incidence of colon cancer, but linkage with the HGH treatment was not established.
