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Our current knowledge base on growth hormone ...

Our current knowledge base on growth hormone replacement allows us to conclude that human growth hormone is a safe medication for supplementation. This is underscored by the fact it is considered a schedule V drug, which is one step above an over-the-counter agents. It has been put in the same classification as an antibiotic.

One must be are very cognizant of the multifactorial nature of aging and it’s accompanying degenerative changes. Multiple hormone supplementations invite poor compliance in the best of patients. We have chosen to use a long-acting form of recombinant human growth hormone, which has a long history of use within the pediatric population. This reduces the frequency of injections from every night to once a month. Few adverse reactions have been noted at the injection site: a small nodule the size of a pea, redness, pain, tenderness at the injection site, and an even more rare complaint of transient edema post injection. These reactions are minimal and diminish with time.

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