Off Label Use
Body Building
The major off label uses of GH are for anti aging and for bodybuilding. GH is one of the most widely abused drugs by sports athletes. The drug is widely available but is illegal to possess or sell. The majority of body builder use a whole cocktail of drugs together with HGH. Which drug actually leads to better a body is difficult to know because these individuals do take so many drugs.
Another reason why GH is widely abused by many athletes is because the drug is somewhat difficult to detect. The exact number of individuals who take GH remains unknown but every now and then an occasional athlete will confess to abusing it.
For the body builder, GH does not come cheap. Depending on where one buys from and from whom, the monthly costs can run anywhere from $500-$2000. And in some cases, the GH is fake.
Anti Aging
Another off label use of GH is in the quest for remaining youthful. Many people want to reverse the lines and wrinkles on their face and have turned to growth hormone. Despite all the hype about GH, it is not approved for anti aging treatment. And there is no evidence that it can reverse any lines, wrinkles or change skin texture
Because of the much advertised success and popularity of human growth hormone, ineffective “copy cat” treatments sold mainly in pill form are purported to generate a $70 million industry. Anti-aging “suckers” will pay between ten and twenty thousand dollars a year for real GH injections, most commonly administered in an anti-aging clinic or medical spa setting.
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