HGH

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HGH aka Human Growth Hormone. Quite frankly I would be scared to death

to take sucha thing with out a medical indication. here is an edited

bit of info from Mayo clinic

Conventional uses

Human growth hormone causes your bones, muscles and other tissues to

grow. It also causes your body to burn fat and retain fluids. This

process is essential in childhood and adolescence. Without it,

children remain short and become fat. But with HGH therapy, these

children usually grow taller and thinner. Growth hormone shots have

been given to youngsters with deficiencies for decades. In the past,

HGH supplies were very limited and for those who received HGH, the

possibility of developing a severe infection existed.

Because drug companies can now manufacture growth hormone, a safe,

unlimited supply is available. This abundance has paved the way for

clinical trials in adults with HGH deficiencies. Adult deficiencies

usually result from pituitary disease, surgery or radiation treatment.

Although it's normal for the level of growth hormone you produce to

decline as you age, an adult with a deficiency secretes much less

hormone than expected for his or her age. This can cause a variety of

problems, such as:

Increased fat, especially in the abdomen

Reduced skeletal and heart muscle mass

Reduced strength and reduced ability to exercise

Increased low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (the " bad "

cholesterol)

Decreased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (the " good "

cholesterol)

Reduced ability to use insulin, which can cause diabetes

Fatigue and diminished motivation

Research indicates that growth hormone injections can relieve some of

these unwanted outcomes.

Guidelines by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

(AACE) — a leading organization of doctors who diagnose and treat

hormonal disorders — state that all adults with pituitary disease and

a documented deficiency in growth hormone should be considered for

growth hormone therapy. The guidelines advise doctors to start with

low doses and increase as necessary to raise levels back to what's

normal for a person's age

Side effects

Side effects for both healthy adults and growth-hormone-deficient

adults taking growth hormone include:

Conditions related to fluid retention, such as carpal tunnel syndrome

— swollen tissues in the wrist that can cause weakness or pain

Pain and stiffness in other joints and muscles

Swelling of the legs

High blood pressure

Heart failure

Bloating

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Most of these signs and symptoms ease or disappear when doses of

growth hormone are reduced.

Critics fear that people taking growth hormone who aren't closely

monitored may get too much of it, putting them at risk of a condition

called acromegaly. Signs of acromegaly include a protruding brow or

lower jaw and enlarged hands or feet. Doctors who support growth

hormone treatment for aging say they don't prescribe doses high enough

to approach the levels found in acromegaly.

Concern about a possible link between growth hormone and cancer also

exists. " One of the known actions of growth hormone is to stimulate

growth of things you don't want to grow, like tumors, " says Dr. Nippoldt.