Human Growth Hormone Abuse

Type in "Human Growth Hormone Supplement" at your favorite search engine and you'll find over a million results with just as many paid advertisements touting the benefits of human growth hormone supplements.

Due to the tremendous influx of information available on human growth hormone supplements, most people are under the false impression that these supplements are legal and safe. The only legal human growth hormone supplements are those approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) for specific medical conditions. These human growth hormone supplements are available only by prescription and administered via injection by a qualified healthcare practitioner.

Human growth hormone (HGH) is made by the pituitary gland, a pea-size structure located at the base of the brain. Human growth hormone is important for normal growth in children and normal development and maintenance of tissues and organs.

Studies have shown that human growth hormone supplements are helpful to certain people. Human growth hormone supplements are given to children who are unusually short because their bodies do not produce HGH. When they take human growth hormone supplements, their growth improves. Human growth hormone supplements are given to people whose pituitary gland is destroyed due to surgery or radiation. Human growth hormone supplements are also given to individuals who suffer from Turner's syndrome, chronic renal insufficiency, intrauterine growth retardation and Prader-Willi syndrome.

Human growth hormone is undisputedly a potent hormone with a wide variety of biological effects. It has been used to treat a broad range of clinical conditions including cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease, osteoporosis, and burn patients. However, human growth hormone has recently received a great deal of media attention because of the abundant abuse in athletes and individuals who use it specifically to reverse the effects of aging.