International AIDS Conference: Low-Dose HGH Research

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International AIDS Conference: Low-Dose HGH Research

A hormone that is better known for its illicit use among some athletes may help treat some troublesome complications that come along with the AIDS virus. Unfortunately, the study conducted found that the hormones might come with some potential risky side effects.

The low-dose injections of a human growth hormone, also known as HGH, can reduce fat deposits around internal organs in the abdomen by approximately 10 percent. In addition, the shots of hormones also lowered blood pressure and levels of fats in the blood called triglycerides. The down side is this also resulted in elevated levels of blood sugar.​

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This study involved 55 patients that were infected with the AIDS virus who also had low levels of naturally occurring human growth hormone. This is a condition that is common among patients with HIV that also have fat deposits that are abnormal. Approximately half of the patients gave themselves daily shots of hormones. The other half received dummy medication for 18 months.

Some athletes such as body builders and anti-aging enthusiasts to enhance growth of muscles and reduce the amount of fat on their bodies have used some manufactured versions of the human growth hormones. However, the hormones have only been approved for use on AIDS patients for muscle wasting and conditions that impair growth.

 

[saudades]

Did they say how they measured it and what baseline levels were? I was tested for HGH, and they used some arbitrary scale of 0 - 1. I measured at 0.1. The doc said I should be fine. I don't see how that is fine. That sort of reading would seem low to me, but that's all the reading was--no mention of actual values like ng/dl or whatever.