Does HGH  (human growth hormone) work?
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It depends on where he got it and what brand. I've aken HGH on separate occasions and they do work, but a couple of things...one is you have to work out for more than a week to see results..and two is you still have to put in alot of work in the weight room. I think alot of people assume it will build you up faster if you work out a little. The more you work out, the faster you will see a difference.
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"Growth is triggered in both boys and girls by increased levels of the sex hormone testosterone. This chemical also triggers the sexual organs to develop. In fact, the relationship between growth of the skeleton and puberty is so strong that a teenager's developmental age can be measured by looking at the maturity of the bones in their hand and wrist."\n\n"Control of Growth\n\nHormones are chemicals produced by special cells in glands and other organs of the body; most hormones are produced by cells in the endocrine glands. These hormones, which are produced in very small amounts, are released into the bloodstream and travel to the "target organ" or tissue where they exert their effect.\n\nSeveral hormones are involved in regulating growth. Some act directly on target organs, while others act by triggering the production of other hormones, which activate specific organ functions necessary for growth. This finely tuned system can malfunction in several ways, causing abnormal growth.\n\nThe pituitary gland is often called the master gland because it produces several hormones that control the functions of other glands. It is located in the middle of the skull below the part of the brain called the hypothalamus. The pituitary gland has two distinct parts: An anterior (front) lobe and a posterior (rear) lobe. The pituitary gland secretes its hormones in response to chemical messages from the hypothalamus, the part of the brain to which it is connected. \n\nGrowth hormone is an anterior pituitary hormone whose main effect is to promote growth of body tissues. Other anterior pituitary hormones affect growth indirectly by working through other glands. These other hormones include: \n\nThyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) - causes the thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormone, which regulates body metabolism and is essential for normal growth. \nAdrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) - causes the adrenal glands to produce cortisol (stress hormone) and other hormones that enable the body to respond to stress. Too much cortisol will cause growth failure in a child. \nLuteinizing Hormone (LH) and Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - cause the sex glands (ovaries or testes) to produce sex hormones, which are necessary for adolescent sexual development and the growth spurt that accompanies puberty. \nThe major hormone produced by the posterior pituitary gland -is called vasopressin, or anti-diuretic hormone (ADH). It controls water output through the kidneys."\n\nhope this helps a little
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There is nothing for it in alternative medicine. You may qualify for human growth hormone in the judgement of your endocrinologist.
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Gigantism is caused by an overproduction of HGH (human growth hormone) in an adult.  It is much less common than the other extreme, where there is too little HGH.  HGH is produced by the pituitary gland which can be easily ablated with a course of highly focused radiation.  The problem with pituitary abaltion is that the gland is also responsible for production of a host of other hormones in the body. Once the gland is ablated,a patient would require very close medical supervision for hormone replacement.
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Human growth hormone makes you grow...I don't think it's actually located in your back exclusively.
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You say you need it, but the question is will it do you any good? How old are you? Have you had your legs evaluated to see if you still have any growth plates left? The point is growth hormone will ONLY help children and young teens who still have immature bones that still have growth potential. If you don't have growth plates, all the growth hormone in the world will not give you any more height. And growth hormone DOES have side effects, so you shouldn't just be putting something like that in your body without a doctor monitoring how much you need and how your body is responding to it.
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I have used it, yes it works. Creatine is scientifically prov en to help build muscle. Muscle Tech is one of the best products on the market.
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It is not wrong to want to change something about yourself but before you attempt to do so why not give it thoughtful investigation.\n1. First consider your age. If you are not yet 21 years of age there may be natural growth awaitng your body's own clock.\n2. Second check out the trustworthyness of the site selling this "cure".  Check with your doctor. If you are a good candidate for taking HGH he or she should be the one to monitor your health. Suppose you had a terrible accident.  Would you entrust you spine to someone selling a potion or device on the net or the best possible neuro surgeon ?
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Nutropin is a human growth hormone. Different spelling?
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Dude!!! When I was in high school, I was the same way. I was playing football and working out all day and I got really strong, but I looked like a matchstick. I played defensive line and could throw guys around, but when they saw me in the huddle, they would laugh. I tried weight gainer, and that worked but its expensive and once you stop, your metabolism takes over again. HGH does work to a certain degree. Again its expensive and all the side effects havent been worked out yet. I do know that you get nasty back acne and act like a chick on her rag sometimes. But I guess the sexual effects arent as bad as the injected steroids normally used. So, my advice to you is if you are in high school and are playing sports, stick to weight gainer and maybe some creatine supplements. Work out like a madman and eat as many calories as you can. This is because you can be drug tested if someone suspects something in your school and those are illegal for use in high school sports. If your not in school and dont care, then hey, try it. What have you got to lose? We know what you have to gain.
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the pituitary gland controls most glands in the body.If its not functioning properly, u need to talk to your doctor and see whats wrong. Once u get that worked out, you wont need growth hormone anyway. But keep in mind, if u do start taking GH, you will get side effects. Talk to your doctor ok?
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Yup...it does work.But keep in mind that u have to drink alot of water and for optimal muscle gain , keep the portein intake high too.Also cretain is best absorbed by muscles when used in "cycles".\nThanks,\nColin.
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Human Growth Hormone (HGH) may help since you are still in your teens. But you need to take it under a doctor's supervision. He/she will first evaluate you to see how much potential growing you still have and what your current levels of HGH are. If the "growth plates" in your bones are still there, more growth is possible. If your bones have done all the growing they can, I'm afraid, there is nothing that you can do. But again, you are young, so there is definitely hope.
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Nope. It's a myth. In fact, regular exercise during one's growing years actually promotes the production of growth hormones. Height is predominantly decided by your genes. Pullups are the best bet to do what little you can to increase your height. Or if thats too difficult, simply hang from a bar.
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The mRNA transcripts from the hypothalamus are processed transcripts with their introns are deleted. So we use reverse transcriptase to convert the hGH mRNA to cDNA that represent the gene of hGH but without introns ( just exons). Because bacterial cells don't have introns we use cDNA to introduce foreign genes into bacterial cells to produce recombinant products.
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Hi Amir, three factors that affect your growth rate are as follows :\n\n(1) Your Genes\n(2) Your Pituitary Gland\n(3) Your Nutrition\n\nThe Pituitary gland sits as the bottom of the middle of your brain. Its secrets various harmones, one of them including the growth harmone. Growth hormone is the key factor that controls how tall you grow to be, and the amount of it that gets produced can vary from year to year and even month to month as you grow.\n\nNutrition can help, in the sense that undernourishment can cause growth to go more slowly. Eat well-balanced meals, with protein, vegetables, and all the vitamins and minerals you need.\n\nYou certainly can't control your genes, but with a well balanced diet, you centainly can suppliment the rate of increase. The only limiting factor is your age. By 19 years, the growth of an average person stops. There are medicines available in the market, but I am certainly not in favour of using those. In case you want to , consult your doctor before using those.\n\nJust a note:\nScientists have cloned the gene for human growth hormone, and so the purified factor is now available for doctors to use. But they only use it in special medical cases where severely low levels of growth hormone can cause problems. \n\nFor a detailed explaination of how to increase your height, check out the following articles :\n\nhttp://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=96896\nhttp://www.teenhealthfx.com/answers/Sports/15469.html
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STH\nsomatotropic hormone\n\nGrowth hormone\nGrowth hormone is a polypeptide hormone synthesised and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland which stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other vertebrate animals.\nThis article describes human growth hormone physiology, with brief mentions of the diseases of GH deficiency, GH excess (acromegaly and pituitary gigantism), as well as GH treatment, and HGH quackery. Each of these topics is treated more fully in separate articles.\n\n----------------------------------------------------------\n\nSth\n■  abbreviation south. \n\n----------------------------------------------------------