Human Growth Hormone - Making Change in the Field of Medicine

Human Growth Hormone treatments in the field of medicine have made a lot of progress and positive steps in the treatment of a number of diseases. All this whilst in the background of all the marketing hype of HGH use in anti-aging and sports.

Some of the positive effects has been seen in the treatment of Crohn's disease which is an inflammatory disease of the digestive system that may affect various parts of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus. As a result, the symptoms of Crohn's disease can vary significantly among afflicted individuals. But with the use of HGH in Crohn's Disease inflammation died down and the use of steroids for the disease was no longer necessary due to the improvement in their symptoms.

Cachexia on the other hand is loss of weight, muscle atrophy, fatigue, weakness and significant loss of appetite in someone who is not actively trying to lose weight. Simply eating more may not stop the effects of cachexia or replace lean body mass. Although good nutrition and exercise play an important role in maintaining good health, these may not be enough. In some cases, prescription medications may be indicated. One of the effective prescription medications is through the use of HGH. HGH interacts with a variety of cells within your body. A twelve-week course of therapy has shown that HGH can increase a person's lean body mass and body weight, when compared with patients not receiving the medication while at the same time increasing your strength and ability to keep up with daily tasks.

Human Growth hormone was also used in children with chronic kidney disease, which can usually retard growth in children. The HGH increased their linear height with little to no side effects. HGH is also used to treat women with Turner Syndrome while they are young in order to prevent lack of growth. More cases wherein HGH is used successfully is in the treatment of Prader-willi syndrome. Prader-willi's symptoms are similar to HGH deficiency symptoms which is why HGH treatments are deemed to be effective. In addition Prader-willi patients are usually obese, thus care should also be taken in administering HGH because some studies have shown that it could probably increase existing sleep apnea. HGH is also used to treat patients with short bowel syndrome. Patients with this illness usually lack muscle mass, and HGH treatment usually helps alleviate this problem. For those with HIV or aids, and are experiencing the disease in its later stages, HGH has been shown to help weight gain in AIDS wasting patients. This means that HGH actually helps in the delay of further complications in AIDS patients experiencing wasting disease.

Human Growth Hormone treatments have shown that they can be used for the greater good and not just for the anti-aging crowd who are fooled by the marketing people everyday. Hopefully with all these advances in HGH treatments, they become an inspiration to all scientists to continue seeking viable and safe applications of HGH, and be a benefit to humankind.