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| :Does growth hormone treatment have any readily visible effects? Weight loss aside, I know that it is supposed to help restore reduced bone density, cholesterol levels, blood pressure, etc., but does it have many visible/noticeable superficial benefits? (For instance, in increasing bone mass, would it make a person look simply bigger/larger/bulkier/thicker; would it make a person's skull and skeleton bigger?) - March 27, 2006 | :Does growth hormone treatment have any readily visible effects? Weight loss aside, I know that it is supposed to help restore reduced bone density, cholesterol levels, blood pressure, etc., but does it have many visible/noticeable superficial benefits? (For instance, in increasing bone mass, would it make a person look simply bigger/larger/bulkier/thicker; would it make a person's skull and skeleton bigger?) - March 27, 2006 | ||
| ::No immediate visible effects. Over several months it will cause an obvious increase in a deficient child's appetite, can visibly reduce subcutaneous fat, and can cause obvious growth (a cm a month or so, making it obvious the child is outgrowing clothes). Effects in adults are not as well documented and I am speculating somewhat: no immediate effects would be visible during the first months of treatment of a deficient adult, but occasionally there is a mild reduction of excess body fat. Effects in a non-deficient adult would probably be even more subtle. Prolonged use of excessive doses (over years) would presumably begin to thicken soft tissue (hands, feet, nose, etc) and perhaps coarsen the jawline and cause other features of ]. | ::No immediate visible effects. Over several months it will cause an obvious increase in a deficient child's appetite, can visibly reduce subcutaneous fat, and can cause obvious growth (a cm a month or so, making it obvious the child is outgrowing clothes). Effects in adults are not as well documented and I am speculating somewhat: no immediate effects would be visible during the first months of treatment of a deficient adult, but occasionally there is a mild reduction of excess body fat. Effects in a non-deficient adult would probably be even more subtle. Prolonged use of excessive doses (over years) would presumably begin to thicken soft tissue (hands, feet, nose, etc) and perhaps coarsen the jawline and cause other features of ]. | ||
| :::so if one were an adult with a disproportionately small skeleton and head, even though one's parents were of normal skeletal proportion, then there would be nothing that could help this condition? | |||
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Revision as of 00:11, 15 April 2006
to whoever wants to emphasize cost inflation
I agree with including the criticism of continued high cost of human GH. I changed the wording for a couple of reasons. "Extremely inflated" is a value judgement and I would rather provide enough info for a reader to decide.
- Can you provide a ballpark price per mg for animal GH?
- I have not heard of any animal GH but bovine. Are you sure that synthetic GH is being given to poultry and you are not confusing GH with steroids or antibiotics?
- I suspect it is not entirely true to claim that production costs for human and animal products are the same, as the FDA has fairly detailed rules on pharmaceutical plants, safety trials for new indications, and such processes as record keeping that are not applicable to animal products but are legitimately part of the production price. alteripse 06:05, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- I receive daily injections of recombinant GH. According to my endocrine nurse it costs (the NHS) approximately £3,000 Sterling per annum. One must then factor in the cost of monitoring the condition. 80.6.30.24 23:20, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
Well I take humatrope (somatropin (rDNA origin) as injections and every month I get (3) 24mg boxes and they cost close to $4000 per month!
effects
- Does growth hormone treatment have any readily visible effects? Weight loss aside, I know that it is supposed to help restore reduced bone density, cholesterol levels, blood pressure, etc., but does it have many visible/noticeable superficial benefits? (For instance, in increasing bone mass, would it make a person look simply bigger/larger/bulkier/thicker; would it make a person's skull and skeleton bigger?) - March 27, 2006
- No immediate visible effects. Over several months it will cause an obvious increase in a deficient child's appetite, can visibly reduce subcutaneous fat, and can cause obvious growth (a cm a month or so, making it obvious the child is outgrowing clothes). Effects in adults are not as well documented and I am speculating somewhat: no immediate effects would be visible during the first months of treatment of a deficient adult, but occasionally there is a mild reduction of excess body fat. Effects in a non-deficient adult would probably be even more subtle. Prolonged use of excessive doses (over years) would presumably begin to thicken soft tissue (hands, feet, nose, etc) and perhaps coarsen the jawline and cause other features of acromegaly.
- so if one were an adult with a disproportionately small skeleton and head, even though one's parents were of normal skeletal proportion, then there would be nothing that could help this condition?
- No immediate visible effects. Over several months it will cause an obvious increase in a deficient child's appetite, can visibly reduce subcutaneous fat, and can cause obvious growth (a cm a month or so, making it obvious the child is outgrowing clothes). Effects in adults are not as well documented and I am speculating somewhat: no immediate effects would be visible during the first months of treatment of a deficient adult, but occasionally there is a mild reduction of excess body fat. Effects in a non-deficient adult would probably be even more subtle. Prolonged use of excessive doses (over years) would presumably begin to thicken soft tissue (hands, feet, nose, etc) and perhaps coarsen the jawline and cause other features of acromegaly.
Jintropin
This is a huge story and the article is incomplete without it's mention. As has been the case in so many other industries (automotive is likely next), the Chinese have built a lower-cost mousetrap. Jintropin is about 1/10th the cost and is readily available on the internet. It's the FIRST significant price drop EVER since gH became the drug d'jour for the anti-aging set.
As an example, someone said they paid 4 grand for THREE 24mg boxes. Google "Jintropin" and you'll see numerous suppliers offering the equivalent of greater than FOUR 24mg boxes for $500.