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Because of its potential for abuse as a performance enhancing drug, hGH cannot be imported without a Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) permit. TGA permits are usually issued only to treating doctors applying on behalf of the patient.

The cost of legitimate hGH is huge, between $10,000 and $15,000 a year for hGH-deficient adults whose condition has been caused by pituitary tumours, pituitary surgery or irradiation after surgery.

For children, the cost is up to 10 times higher but is reimbursed. In severely hGH-deficient adults, says Associate Professor Ross Cuneo, of the metabolic research unit of the University of Queensland's Department of Medicine, hGH "works a treat" with proven benefits including more muscle, less fat, better exercise capacity, increased bone density, lower cholesterol and improved moods.

Rudman's paper was the first "and most glowing" of a long series of studies into hGH and ageing adults and only "minor improvements" in those factors - not a replication of Rudman's results - have been shown, according to Cuneo, who not only treats patients as a consultant endocrinologist at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, but has also received hGH spam himself.

He says any benefit in these later studies is outweighed by side effects that include fluid retention in the extremities, carpal tunnel syndrome, joint pain and a level of insulin resistance tending towards diabetes. There are also negative effects of too much hGH or its abuse over a long period. Extreme cases of hGH abuse can result in acromegaly (gigantism), an overgrowth of the tissues that can be painful and life shortening.

Source:
The Sydney Morning Herald
June 12 2003
www.smh.com.au

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