Human Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy Helps Body Composition
A new treatment option for adults with secondary HGH deficiency is synthetic human growth hormone. According to recent findings, both metabolic and psychosomatic illnesses related to HGH deficiency can often be successfully reversed with human growth hormone replacement therapy in small doses that do not result in any negative side effects.
Hgh replacement therapy distinctly changes the composition of the patient's body. Fatty tissue gets condensed and leaner body tissue develops. Developing leaner body tissue is related to things such as enhanced protein, and stronger muscles. After a half year of human growth hormone therapy, fat tissue reduces, most notably in the visceral and trunk portions of the body instead of an arm, leg, or neck. This shows that human growth hormone replacement therapy will turn around the distribution of fat in the opposite direction associated with adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD) and risks to heart and lung function.
Lipids may experience positive effects from human growth hormone replacement therapy. Short courses of HGH are reported to have lowered LDL cholesterol, which led to increased mRNA expression of the liver's LDL receptor. Long-term clinical trials have not yet tested the potential advantage of this interaction; however, the point should be made that differences in serum lipid levels are not always a consequence of HGH administration.
Testosterone replacement will help body composition, lipid metabolism, bone density, cardiovascular function and psychosomatic well being. Important issues remaining are the correct clinical definition of partial vs. complete human growth hormone deficiency and clarifying the best tests to make this analysis. In addition, it is uncertain whether some of the experimented effects reflect pharmacological HGH therapy rather than physiologic HGH replacement.
Nonetheless, it is obvious that low doses may be enough to achieve the necessary metabolic results. Ultimate recommendation on dosage and the long term effects of human growth hormone therapy, mostly on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, will be figured out by the potential studies.
Although human growth hormone levels reduce as you get older, no one knows if trying to hold those levels steady during adolescence is useful. Many feel that hormone changes related to age may give indicators of physical aging. This effect has not been proven clinically with human beings. Some hormone substitution tests have shown salutary effects, but it has also been proven that negative side effects might also happen and manifest themselves as more risks from cancer, cardiovascular issues, and even behavioral changes.
Recombinant HGH might become a novel healing option for people with adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD). Studies indicate that many of the metabolic and psychosomatic abnormalities connected with HGH deficiency can be fixed with testosterone replacement therapy. HGH therapy results in many changes, like fat mass is condensed while lean body mass increases. It has been found that body composition, bone density, cardiovascular function and emotional health can be helped through the use of this therapy. Studies seem to show that we need the physiological markers and blueprints of aging to actually stay fit and healthy. The overall consensus is to view this procedure with extreme caution.
Published January 16th, 2008
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