| True HGH doctors (human growth hormone doctors) | | | | medical specialists calling themselves HGH doctors. |
| are endocrinologists, also known as internal medicine | | | | The first issue is that medical trials, while they have |
| specialists. These medical professionals have | | | | shown positive effects of HGH therapy, have not |
| specialized in the study of endocrine glands in the | | | | provided evidence that hormone supplementation |
| body that produce hormones and other substances. | | | | prolongs life or alleviates disease any better than |
| The pituitary gland, which produces human growth | | | | other standard treatments. Nor have they proven |
| hormone, is one of these glands. No one understands | | | | that long term growth hormone injections are safe. |
| the function of the pituitary gland, the production of | | | | There remain only a handful of medical conditions for |
| HGH, and the implications of abnormalities in growth | | | | which growth hormone injections are approved, and |
| hormone secretion better than an endocrinologist. | | | | aging is not one of them. Anti aging HGH doctors |
| HGH therapy is appropriate and recommended in | | | | continue to interpret the evidence as being |
| specific situations. The most obvious of these is | | | | supportive of hormone replacement for anti aging, |
| growth hormone deficiency, a condition most obvious | | | | and some even provide hormone injections for this |
| in children who experience arrested growth. Adults | | | | purpose (expensive and, again, not an approved use |
| with growth hormone deficiency suffer from a more | | | | for the therapy). |
| subtle group of symptoms: the hormone regulates | | | | Another group of HGH doctors, made up of |
| fat and carbohydrate metabolism, blood sugar levels, | | | | physicians, naturopaths, homeopaths, and other |
| fat deposition, muscle strength, emotional health and | | | | health care professionals have tackled the problems |
| energy levels. When medical tests confirm an HGH | | | | of HGH treatment by attempting to provide hormone |
| deficiency, HGH doctors can provide hormone | | | | replacement without injections. Products available on |
| replacement therapy by injection. | | | | the market include dietary supplements that are |
| It's no surprise that thoughtful physicians and | | | | supposed to stimulate the pituitary gland to produce |
| consumers have noticed that many of the typical | | | | more natural HGH, and supplements meant to actually |
| signs of aging - increased body fat, muscle loss, | | | | mimic the action of HGH in the body, producing the |
| weakness, declining energy levels, declining mental | | | | same beneficial effect. While these products may do |
| status and even an increased risk of abnormal blood | | | | as they claim, at least in some people, and be as |
| sugar levels - correlate with symptoms of HGH | | | | safe as any vitamin, mineral, or dietary supplement, |
| deficiency. The association has lead to the | | | | the bottom line is that scientific evidence doesn't (or |
| investigation of HGH therapy not only for age-related | | | | at least doesn't yet) support this type of HGH |
| illnesses but also for anti aging in general. The lack of | | | | therapy for human anti aging. For now, the consumer |
| solid supporting evidence and the difficulty of | | | | must decide for herself or himself whether the |
| providing injected hormone therapy, in turn, have | | | | published studies and testimonials support HGH |
| resulted in a split between endocrinologists and other | | | | supplements sufficiently to try them. |