According to Wikipedia, growth hormone is a hormone that stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other animals. Somatrotrophin refers to the growth hormone produced naturally by animals while the term somatropin refers to the growth hormone that has been synthesized by DNA technology. The primary use of human growth hormone (HGH) is to increase the height of children throughout childhood as well as to treat various diseases.
Human growth hormone is primarily used to treat the effects of growth hormone deficiency, which varies by age. For example, in children, the failure to grow, sexual immaturity as well as being abnormally short for their age are the main indicators of growth deficiency. In adults, growth deficiency can be measured by lack of strength, energy, bone mass as well as an increased cardiovascular risk. To test for growth deficiency, patients are typically put through a series of tests that look at the person’s pituitary gland. Doctors will usually use some sort of stimulus to provoke the release of human growth hormone as a way of measuring the problem.
Some of the more controversial uses of human growth hormone have been for the following: treatment for remission of multiple sclerosis, treatment to reverse the effects of aging in older adults, treatment to enhance weight loss in obesity, treatment for fibromyalgia, treatment for Crhohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, treatment for idiopathic short stature, treatment for bodybuilding or athletic enhancement as well as the use of bovine somatotropin to increase milk production in cattle.
As you may all remember, people who had never heard of HGH before definitely became aware of it during the last Olympics when star athletes were first accused and then later found guilty for taking HGH to enhance their performance in athletics. Dr. Laurie Barclay of the Accrediation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) clearly stated in an article released by Medscape in March of 2008 that: “Although sports doping, or the use of human growth hormone to improve athletic performance, is banned by most professional sports leagues and associations, athletes involved in several different sports have been implicated in illicit use of growth hormone. Athletes reportedly use growth hormone to enhance athletic performance, but its efficacy for this purpose is still unclear.”
So, if you’re an athlete and you’re thinking that you want to have an edge over your competition, you should really sit down and reconsider your options. Chances are that HGH is NOT going to improve your performance as much as it may improve your ability to fit into those size three jeans. Likewise, if you are a person over the age of 50 and you’re thinking that you can’t handle the effects of getting older, you may want to re think your options. Truth be told, if there is nothing truly wrong with you; if you don’t really have a good, defined medical reason for doing so; avoid taking drugs for anything when you can. You were born a certain way; deal with it. After all, you’ll end up spending tons of money which, in the end, may not even make you happy. We only need look at Michael Jackson to see that fact.
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