Growth Hormone Replacement

Aka: Growth Hormone Replacement, hGH, Somatropin, Recombinant Human Growth Hormone

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II. Indications

  1. Medical Uses
    1. Used to enhance growth in Short Stature
  2. Illicit uses
    1. Ergogenic Aid used by athletes
    2. Similar effect as with Anabolic Steroids
      1. Difficult to detect
      2. Expensive (>$1000/month)

III. Preparations

  1. Initially derived from cadavers in 1950's
    1. Transmitted Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease to patients
  2. Now produced by recombinant Genetics
    1. Genentech developed Somatrem (Protropin) in 1990s

IV. Dosing

  1. Available only via injection

V. Adverse Effects

  1. Growth-Hormone induced Myopathy
    1. Muscles hypertrophy, but are weaker than before
  2. Acromegaly
  3. Diabetes Mellitus
  4. Cardiomyopathy
  5. Congestive Heart Failure
  6. May be related to Leukemia development

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