[Bon mots]

I know that there are many negative side effects from steroids, but does synthetic HGH also have such consequences?

Isn't HGH the first genetically engineered (by Genetech) commercially produced drug?

They used to synthesize HGH from the brains of cadavers, and therefore, some people who used it actually contracted Creutzfeld Jacobs disease or new variant (like BSE).

Does anybody know more about HGH? I've heard that it is a 'safe' performance enhancer. It also reverses some of the effects of aging (such as grey hair, body fat...etc.)

[John Valentine]

HGH was synthesized by Eli Lilly, and is produced by genetically odified e coli bacteria.

I have taken Lilly Humatrope HGH (and some Korean-made LG called Eutropin) for over two years. It is free of any contaminant that can cause spongiform encephalopathy.

I have to tell you that I am still bald, my hair is grey, and my body fat, while reduced is still with me, is reduced in quantity.

What I can say for sure is that my IGF-1 levels are normal now, not virtually non-existent as they were, and my energy level is much improved.

I plan on continuing to take injectible HGH for as long as I live.

[hobbes1]

I know that there are many negative side effects from steroids

There are NO let me repeat that NO medical contraindications for Steroid use, that are not a product of Long Term Habitual Overdose/use.

[Oystir]

Does anybody know more about HGH? I've heard that it is a 'safe' performance enhancer. It also reverses some of the effects of aging (such as grey hair, body fat...etc.)

No it is not a performance enchancer or anti-aging genie, don't believe infomercial type claims.. Its most effective use is in kids with inadequate HGH and it helps them reach thir "potential" growth as if they had no hormonal defiency; it does not make these kids grow outside their expected growth curve.