Social IssueHGH is also highly controversial. Normally administered to treat conditions such as multiple sclerosis and growth problems in children, its use in injectable and oral forms as a sports performance-enhancer, body-building aid and anti-ageing supplement is widely restricted, as incorrect dosages can lead to severe bloating and even a full physical breakdown. It is not approved for these uses either in the UK or America, but this is circumvented by doctors, who are allowed to prescribe it privately to people they deem to have a deficiency. [11] |
Political IssueWhile a great benefit to patients suffering from GHD, there has also been pressure to use it to stimulate growth in youngsters who have no deficiency but whose parents want them to grow up tall. And so, in the summer of 2003, the U.S. FDA approved the use of human growth hormone (HGH) for
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How prevalent is the use of hGH for anti-aging?
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