HGH – The Cold Hard Truth About Human Growth Hormone

You’ve heard the hype by those at the gym or read the celebrity gossip columns about various movie stars rumored to be taking HGH injections. (1) Does it work? Is it really safe?
Millions of people believe HGH (Human Growth Hormone) is the fountain of youth. In fact, they are so convinced HGH will help them to stay young longer, that caution is not just tossed to the wind, but catapulted into the stratosphere as Internet HGH sales boom.
Experts claim that HGH doesn’t stave off aging and that those taking it are doing so at a big risk to their health. HGH is a prescription drug only approved by the FDA for specific diseases. The majority of the approved disease treatments are for children, AIDS and HIV patients, and a few other muscle-related diseases. (2)
HGH shots can cost thousands of dollars and the stringent regulations over their use has spawned a global market via the Internet. The counterfeit HGH market caters to those who can’t find a doctor willing to risk his or her career by illegally prescribing HGH for non-approved illnesses.
How do movie stars and the affluent circumvent these federal regulations? There are several ways, one being through foreign doctors. For example, in Mexico, HGH injections are legal and popular.
Medical professionals believe that illegally obtained HGH injections pose a bigger threat to public health than the actual HGH shots because illegal HGH is typically either counterfeit or contaminated. Disease and fatality are a greater risk with these illegal injections.

HGH, the Human Growth Hormone

The desperate grasp at youth, especially for those who are dependent upon it for their livelihood such as high-profile celebrities, makes HGH desirable.
HGH is found naturally in children. It’s a requirement for bodily growth, but once humans reach a certain age (30), the hormone is no longer required and the body stops the pituitary gland from excreting it.
Synthetic HGH is actually a wonderful prescription injection drug for those who need it, such as children suffering from a pituitary gland dysfunction or those suffering from AIDS and “HIV related muscle wasting”. (2)
For those wishing to take injections just to hang on to youth, the Mayo Clinic advises that high levels of HGH, “can lead to swelling of the soft tissues in the body, abnormal growth of the hands, feet and face, high blood pressure, blood clots, diabetes, increased sweating and excessive hair growth”. (1)
Other side effects include breast tissue enlargement and carpal tunnel syndrome. (3)
Another symptom, rarely discussed is the “pituitary gland becoming lazy”. This creates a Catch 22 scenario if the person attempts to stop taking injections and suffers what’s known as a rebound effect. The person has altered his body with HGH injections so that it is now dependent upon the synthetic form of human growth hormone that his body can no longer manufacture. (4)
If all of these possible symptoms and side-effects are not enough to deter potential users, then perhaps the irrevocable damage to vital organs might. The growth hormone can cause your organs to grow. That means your heart, kidneys and liver could swell up beyond normal size.
The expected end result for just the abnormal growth of just one organ is tragic enough, such as heart disease or even cancer. Imagine if multiple organs grew excessively.

Internet Sales for HGH Injections

The Internet is the hotspot for HGH injection purchases. In fact, Daily Mail reports that the use of HGH injections is so commonplace in the UK that “a gym in Bristol had to install needle-bins in the men’s toilets because so many people were using the drug. Syringes had been left in the changing rooms and even on the gym floor”. (1)
Users claim that human growth hormone helps them to heal faster and maintain their agility, virility and youthful looks longer. In a recent Internet sting operation, the UK authorities confiscated more than three-quarters of a million dollars (USD) worth of medicines. The seized drugs tested with “high levels of counterfeiting and contamination with other drugs, suggesting those making them fail to clean equipment in between manufacturing runs”.
This is just one type of contamination Internet customers risk. Future Science reports that many of the Internet HGH injections have been found to be, “contaminated with foreign proteins, which cause allergic reactions”.
Another common problem is the dosage strength isn’t always consistent. (5) Unlike clinical administrations of legal HGH dosage and use, when individuals decide to self-medicate, they don’t typically have the means to monitor the effects the drugs are having on their bodies, much less accurately regulate the dosage.
Are Human Growth Hormone Pills Real HGH?
Besides HGH injections, another high dollar industry is the human growth hormone supplement. There are all types of pill forms of HGH supplements, but these shouldn’t be confused with real HGH, which is only available in injection form and only attainable in the US by a prescription for specific diseases. Since the HGH pill supplement industry is not regulated, the contents of these supplements can be different from one company to the next.
Many people opt for HGH supplements such as homeopathic ones that stimulate the pituitary gland to release the blocked HGH the gland naturally produces. Many people believe that HGH supplements can be beneficial.
The health risks and warnings about Internet purchases of human growth hormone injections are generally ignored by those seeking the 21st century fountain of youth. In fact, millions of people choose to support the growing multi-billion dollar industry. The obvious lack of regulation and oversight makes Internet purchases of HGH injections a high-risk choice.
Injecting these substances into your body is a crap shoot game since you have no way of knowing what is actually in the shot.
For all anyone knows, that supposed HGH injection could be nothing more than a placebo, a mixture of drugs or could be contaminated with life-threatening bacteria. Compound this with the many possible detrimental side-effects of over-dosing and the risks become clearer.
In comparison to this promise of youth, perhaps aging isn’t so bad.

References & Image Credits:
(1) Daily Mail
(2) Mayo Clinic
(3) Lehigh Valley Live
(4) HGH Pro
(5) Future Science
(6) HGH Boutique
(7) HGH Know How Chart