Recombinant HGH might become a great healing alternative for adults with Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency (AGHD). Recent studies indicate that many of the metabolic and psychosomatic abnormalities connected with HGH deficiency can be fixed with HGH therapy, even with low doses which are not connected with negative side effects.

Human growth hormone therapy results in many changes in body composition. Fat mass is reduced while lean body mass increases. The development in lean body mass is linked with increased protein mixture, muscle mass and muscle function. Whole body fat mass also reduced after 6 months of HGH management. The reduction in fat mass is most noteworthy in visceral and trunk positions as compared to the arms, neck and legs, showing that HGH therapy will reverse the redistribution of fat mass related with an HGH deficit and impact on cardiovascular risk.

Systemic lipid levels may be positively affected by HGH therapy. According to recent results, short-term use of HGH reduced LDL cholesterol, and correlated with increased mRNA expression LDL receptor sites in the liver. Significant reductions in circulating LDL cholesterol have not been consistently observed with GH treatment; therefore, potential benefits of the interaction between GH and LDL receptors require further investigation with lengthier clinical trials.

Testosterone injections will improve body composition, lipid metabolism, bone density, cardiovascular function and psychosomatic well being. Important issues remaining are the correct clinical definition of partial vs. complete HGH deficiency and clarifying the best tests to make this judgment. 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 amounts may be enough to achieve the necessary metabolic outcome. Ultimate recommendation on dosage and the long term effects of HGH therapy, mainly on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, will be determined by the potential research.

The use of growth hormones by athletes and other seemingly buff people has been on television a lot lately. The harmful (negative) side effects of these growth hormones seem to put someone at greater risk for cancer and cardiovascular diseases, as well as severe behavioral changes. Studies seem to show that we need the physiological markers and blueprints of aging to actually stay in shape and healthy and while there are a few benefits to a small amount of the population by using these hormones, the overall consensus is to view this procedure with a lot of caution.