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Human Growth Hormone: Adults
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In adults, the condition of excess growth hormone is called acromegaly. Because the growth plates have closed in adults, too much growth hormone does not cause one to grow taller. Instead, the condition is characterized by enlarged hands and feet, coarse facial features and growth of “skin tags”. Excess growth hormone may ... cause diabetes, result in the formation of polyps (precursors of tumors) in the large intestine and increase heart size. All these undesirable effects of excess growth hormone contribute to the increased mortality in acromegaly.
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Benefits of HGH replacement by injection reported in the medical literature are described below. Benefits are gradually achieved over four to six months by restoring growth hormone levels in older patients to normal levels for a healthy young adult. Benefits may continue to increase for up to 18 months or more after beginning therapy.
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