Use of growth hormone.

Use of growth hormone.

Detection of illicit use of growth hormone.

Illicit use of performance-enhancing drugs is a major problem in sports. Since 1967, the International Olympic Committee and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have issued continuously updated lists of prohibited substances. In 1989, the first polypeptide hormones, human growth hormone (hGH), human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), and adrenocorticotropin, were included in the list (1, 2 ). Presen...

Therapeutic use of human growth hormone.

Justified and unjustified use of growth hormone.

Growth hormone (GH) replacement therapy for children and adults with proven GH deficiency due to a pituitary disorder has become an accepted therapy with proven efficacy. GH is increasingly suggested, however, as a potential treatment for frailty, osteoporosis, morbid obesity, cardiac failure, and various catabolic conditions. However, the available placebo controlled studies have not reported ...

Justified and unjustified use of growth hormone

Growth hormone (GH) replacement therapy for children and adults with proven GH deficiency due to a pituitary disorder has become an accepted therapy with proven efficacy. GH is increasingly suggested, however, as a potential treatment for frailty, osteoporosis, morbid obesity, cardiac failure, and various catabolic conditions. However, the available placebo controlled studies have not reported ...