[wildcard_redneck]

The only reason there is confusion is that there is a moralist crusade on all sorts of drugs and medicines and they are willing to lie to obfuscate the evidence.

people over 50 facing major surgery's should be taking human growth hormone (HGH) to speed healing post surgery but it isn't commonly done because sports purists will not have it. Here is the source:

https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/By_the_way_doctor_HGH_after_surgery

[RC one]

Interesting. I need to research that some more. It makes sense though.