Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy in Adult Onset Growth Hormone Deficiency Induces Favourable Long-Term Effects: Presented at ECE
"Long-term, near-physiological replacement of growth hormone (GH) has favourable effects on bone, quality of life, and various metabolic factors in patients with severe adult-onset growth hormone deficiency (GHD), according to a prospective, open follow-up study presented...on April 28 at the 11th European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE)." (click title to read full article)
Untreated Growth Hormone Deficiency Contributes to the Phenotype of Patients With History of Cushing's Disease: Presented at ECE
"Untreated growth hormone deficiency (GHD) may contribute to the phenotype of patients with a history of Cushing's disease (CD), according to a prospective cohort study presented here on April 28 at the 11th European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE)..." (click title to read full article)
This is good news. Being a patient with hypopit, I think I should take my growth hormone more regularly.
ReplyDeleteIndeed I've gained weight, especially round the waist, since I got Sheehan Syndrome.
I'm a bit careful with Growth hormone though, bc it is involved in many tumor growth pathways.
Hi, Laika. Thank you for your comment. From what I've read, as long as the GH is within normal limits for age, then it is not implicated for those pathways. I know there is some controversy on the subject, though.
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