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Growth Hormone Deficiency Care

Human growth hormone therapy treats adult growth hormone deficiency -- a diagnosable pituitary condition, not ordinary aging. Federal law is unusually specific about this drug: growth hormone may only be prescribed for a disease or recognized medical condition that the FDA has authorized it for. Anti-aging, body sculpting and performance use are not among them, and we do not offer it on those terms. What we do offer is a proper workup. If your symptoms and history suggest pituitary disease, we test for it, and if deficiency is confirmed we treat it under close supervision.

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What it helps with

Treats a confirmed, diagnosable pituitary condition

Proper diagnostic workup rather than a prescription on request

Improved body composition and exercise capacity where deficiency is documented

Improved bone density in confirmed adult deficiency

Close monitoring with IGF-1 and dose adjustment over time

An honest answer if testing shows you are not deficient

What happens

Comprehensive consultation and symptom review

Assessment for causes of pituitary disease -- sellar mass, prior surgery or radiation, head injury

IGF-1 testing, noting that around 1 in 5 adults with true deficiency still have a normal IGF-1

Growth hormone stimulation testing, which is required to confirm the diagnosis in most cases

Treatment initiated only where deficiency is confirmed

Ongoing monitoring, lab work and dose management

Who it is for

HGH therapy is for adults with growth hormone deficiency confirmed on appropriate testing. It is not offered for anti-aging, athletic performance, or body composition in adults without a documented deficiency.

Adults with confirmed growth hormone deficiency on stimulation testing

Patients with known pituitary disease, sellar surgery, cranial radiation or traumatic brain injury

Patients with multiple pituitary hormone deficiencies and a low IGF-1

Anyone wanting a definitive answer on whether deficiency is present

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Yes, for the right indication, and the boundary is worth understanding. Growth hormone is FDA-approved to treat documented adult growth hormone deficiency. It is also the one prescription drug where federal law specifically makes it a crime to distribute it for uses the FDA has not authorized -- anti-aging and athletic performance among them. That is why we test first and why we will decline if testing is normal. Prescribing it any other way would put both of us at risk.

Growth Hormone Deficiency Care

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