{"id":6139,"date":"2022-01-02T08:29:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T15:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qualitywebbiz.com\/newsunridge\/?page_id=6139"},"modified":"2023-03-28T10:50:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T17:50:16","slug":"human-growth-hormone-replacement-hgh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sunridgemedical.com\/conditions\/hormone-optimization\/human-growth-hormone-replacement-hgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Growth Hormone Replacement (hGH)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6139\" class=\"elementor elementor-6139\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da43400 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da43400\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a4da75\" data-id=\"5a4da75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edc547d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edc547d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Does Human Growth Hormone Work?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6695cf2 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6695cf2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5292a0\" data-id=\"b5292a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab87caf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab87caf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6144 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sunridgemedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Human_Growth_Hormone-300x169-1.jpg\" alt=\"Human Growth Hormone Replacement at Sunridge Medical\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Human Growth hormone is often referred to as hGH, and is made in the body by the pituitary gland. This gland is located in the brain and secretes growth <a href=\"https:\/\/sunridgemedical.com\/conditions\/hormone-optimization\/\">hormones<\/a>. The secretions are triggered when the pituitary gland receives messages from the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus regulates metabolic processes and other activities in the body.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">As the name of the hormone indicates it is responsible for growth which aids in processing fat<\/span> for energy and protein important in tissue maintenance. Human growth hormone levels vary based on activity. Walking, running, and other physical activities along with sleep cause growth hormone to increase its levels naturally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6575eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6575eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9771849\" data-id=\"9771849\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb618fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb618fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For a variety of reasons, adults can make too little hGH. Lack of production can occur because of high blood sugar levels and stress that impact the body\u2019s natural ability to produce this hormone. Adults with low hGH often struggle with weight and obesity. Those patients have a higher risk of <a href=\"https:\/\/sunridgemedical.com\/heart-disease\/\">heart disease<\/a> and stroke, <a href=\"https:\/\/sunridgemedical.com\/depression\/\">depression<\/a>, anxiety, brittle bones, weak muscles, and cognitive issues. Hormone deficiency may occur in both men and women.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34c500b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34c500b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a95171\" data-id=\"1a95171\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-850cf18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"850cf18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alternative Treatment for Human Growth Hormone:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3659263 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3659263\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A physician at Sunridge Medical may prescribe hGH hormone injections. The hormone is designed to copy natural hGH in the patient\u2019s body. Depending on the severity of the hGH deficiency it may be delivered daily, several times a week or on a weekly basis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ed673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60ed673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Patients receiving the proper amount of growth hormone may experience a leveling of blood sugar. <a href=\"https:\/\/sunridgemedical.com\/diabetes\/\">Diabetic patients<\/a> require frequent physician visits and at-home glucose monitoring.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f1124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7f1124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRisks and side effects of human growth hormone injections initially occur in some patients.  They may experience joint and muscle pain, headaches, and swelling of hands and feet. As the dosage level is corrected, the side effects clear.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d36bb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d36bb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSome patients with certain diseases should not use hGH. The growth properties of the hormone may trigger activity in tumors and cancer.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f31498 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f31498\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c02e5a1\" data-id=\"c02e5a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a77f4cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a77f4cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research of Human Growth Hormone:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-453f226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"453f226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Strobl JS, Thomas MJ. Human growth hormone. Pharmacology Review 1994 Mar;46(1):1-34. PMID: 8190748. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/8190748\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/8190748\/<\/a><\/h5><h5 class=\"title\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold;\">Human growth hormone<\/span><\/h5><div id=\"eng-abstract\" class=\"abstract-content selected\"><p>The study of human growth hormone is a little more than 100 years old. Growth hormone, first identified for its dramatic effect on longitudinal growth, is now known to exert generalized effects on protein, lipid, and carbohydrate metabolism. Additional roles for growth hormone in human physiology are likely to be discovered in the areas of sleep research and reproduction.\u00a0<\/p><p>Furthermore, there is some indication that growth hormone also may be involved in the regulation of immune function, mental well-being, and the aging process.\u00a0Recombinant DNA technology has provided an abundant and safe, albeit expensive, supply of human growth hormone for human use, but the pharmacological properties of growth hormone are poor. Most growth hormone-deficient individuals exhibit a secretory defect rather than a primary defect in growth hormone production, however, and advances in our understanding of the neuroendocrine regulation of growth hormone secretion have established the basis for the use of drugs to stimulate release of endogenously synthesized growth hormone.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>This promises to be an important area for future drug development.<\/p><h5>Correlation of Significantly Decreased Serum Circulating Mesencephalic Astrocyte-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Level With an Increased Risk of Future Cardiovascular Disease in Adult Patients With Growth Hormone Deficiency<\/h5><div>\u00a0<\/div><p>Ren Z, Wang Y, Chen Q, Long J, Zhang R, Wu X, Qian W, Chen Y, Liu D, Ren W. Correlation of Significantly Decreased Serum Circulating Mesencephalic Astrocyte-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Level With an Increased Risk of Future Cardiovascular Disease in Adult Patients With Growth Hormone Deficiency. <br \/>Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2021 Jun 16;12:671126. doi: 10.3389\/fendo.2021.671126. PMID: 34220710; PMCID: PMC8242342. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34220710\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34220710\/<\/a><\/p><div id=\"eng-abstract\" class=\"abstract-content selected\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; clear: left; color: #212121; font-family: BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\">Objective:\u00a0Adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD) is a rare chronic inflammatory disease caused by damage to the pituitary gland and is accompanied by disorders of multiple metabolic pathways. By examining the correlation between the serum mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor (MANF) levels of AGHD patients and those of normal controls, we hope to elucidate the close relationship among MANF, lipid metabolism and insulin resistance in AGHD and discuss the potential therapeutic value of MANF.<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\">Methods: This study included 101 AGHD patients and 100 healthy subjects matched for sex, age, height, and weight. Anthropometric parameters and biochemical indicators such as body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference, serum MANF level, blood lipids and insulin level were measured. The above patients were also divided into several subgroups for correlation analysis based on indicators such as insulin resistance and BMI.<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\">Results:\u00a0The serum circulating MANF content of AGHD patients was significantly lower than that of the normal control group (5.235 (0.507-17.62) ng\/ml (n=101)\u00a0<i style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">vs.<\/i>\u00a010.30 (1.84-16.65) ng\/ml (n=100); p&lt;0.0001), and circulating MANF levels were linearly correlated with HOMA-IR in the AGHD population (R=0.481, P=0.0041).\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\">When MANF was at pathological concentrations (lower than the mean circulating MANF of normal controls), the lowest concentration tertile (OR=21.429 p&lt;0.0001) had a significantly higher disease odds ratio, Framingham risk score and 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease than the highest concentration tertile.<\/p><p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\">Conclusions:\u00a0MANF has a significant correlation with insulin resistance in the AGHD state. There is a strong correlation with abnormal glucose and lipid metabolism in the obese AGHD population. MANF is also a good assessment factor for the risk of cardiovascular disease in AGHD patients and has excellent therapeutic potential.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-053a3f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"053a3f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de2fe6e\" data-id=\"de2fe6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8762c9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8762c9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>For answers and to make an appointment, call toll-free\u00a0 <\/em><strong>800-923-7878<\/strong><em> to speak with our Patient Care Team.<br \/><\/em>Recover your vitality, reclaim your energy and rediscover your health.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Does Human Growth Hormone Work? Human Growth hormone is often referred to as hGH, and is made in the body by the pituitary gland. This gland is located in the brain and secretes growth hormones. The secretions are triggered when the pituitary gland receives messages from the hypothalamus. 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