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How to boost growth hormone safely


Growth hormone is powerful, critical for health, important for longevity, and not simple to boost. Supplements should always be monitored by a health care provider. Growth hormone may be a supplement you want but in fact it may have metabolic consequences that are not well worked out and some experts argue that this supplement could be dangerous. re

Some are deficient in Growth Hormone and may require supplementation.

There are individuals who do have an actual deficiency, that can be measured by a blood test. If you have growth hormone deficiency, fatigue, loss of muscle mass, muscle atrophy, loss of bone mass, increased risk of heart disease including high cholesterol, it’s possible that you could be a candidate for a form of growth hormone treatment. Before therapy with this at www womenshealthpractice.com we suggest that you be evaluated for other hormone and nutritional imbalances that could be producing these same symptoms.

Benefit of Growth Hormone Treatment:

Growth hormone (GH) treatment in adults with growth hormone deficiency in adulthood results in an increase in muscle mass, a decrease in body fat, and some improvement in cardiac function. The evidence for improvement in bone mineral density is less convincing and the evidence for improvements in the sense of well-being, muscle strength, serum lipids, and other cardiovascular risk markers is conflicting.

Side Effects, Risks and Warnings to Growth Hormone Treatment

The reason that growth hormone treatments are not common is that the side effects are uncommon, but potentially significant. Risk and benefits need to be carefully considered. The most common side effects of growth hormone treatment in adults with hypopituitarism are ankle and leg edema, joint pains, carpal tunnel syndrome, numbness. Also reported are blood sugar abnormalities, and some studies have said that these side effects could persist. Eye and retina abnormalities have been reported. Theoretically GH treatment could stimulate tumor growth so it is contraindicated in women with known active cancers.

Active malignancy is considered to be a contraindication to growth hormone treatment because of the theoretical possibility that the treatment could stimulate tumor growth, but available evidence to date does not support this concern.

Stopping supplement treatment needs medical management just like starting it does.

Stopping therapy can have adverse effects on body composition (weight and it’s distribution). To be most effective the dosing is by subcutaneous, self-administered, injection. Dosing is adjusted based on age, weight, and other hormone therapy. We monitor therapy by regular visits, as well as blood tests including measurement of serum IGF-1. Regular annual eye examinations are recommended if you are taking these sorts of supplements.

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