People mainly take HGH for performance, recovery, weight loss. Based on 118 first-hand reports and 14 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #245 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 67% are positive.
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Conclusion: Many critical gaps remain in our knowledge of the pathogenesis, prevention, and management of endometrial trauma and IUAs. PROSPERO (ID: CRD42023366218).
PubMed 40914965 ↗Conclusion: In conclusion, findings from this systematic review suggest that exercise training increases basal levels of testosterone, IGF-1, SHBG, hGH and DHEA in both male and females over 40 years of age. The increases in blood levels of these hormones were independent of the mode, duration and intensity of the training programs. However, the effects of long-term exercise training on cortisol and insulin levels in elderly people are less clear.
PubMed 34936049 ↗Conclusion: On average, one year of 28 IU/m(2)/wk hGH in children with CRF results in a 4 cm/yr increase in height velocity above that of untreated controls, however, it is not certain if this will result in an increase in final adult height. Benefits of longer courses or higher doses of treatment warrants further study.
PubMed 11687179 ↗Conclusion: Recombinant human growth hormone (hGH) doses between 0.3 to 0.375 mg/kg/wk increase short-term growth in girls with Turner syndrome by approximately three (two) cm in the first (second) year of treatment. Treatment in one trial increased final height by approximately six cm over an untreated control group. Despite this increase, the final height of treated women was still outside the normal range. Additional trials of the effects of hGH carried out with control groups until final height is achieved would allow better informed decisions about whether the benefits of hGH treatment outweigh the r
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How often each side effect came up across all reports.
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“HGH has been the biggest gift to my life.”
“Maybe I'll bite the bullet and go the HGH route this fall with genotropin.”
“HGH.”
“The best I've found aren't peptides save one. Test, HGH, and Reta.”
“HGH 4iu per day”
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