HGH Side Effects
Over the course of the past several years there has been a rather public debate over the alleged HGH side effects. The fact is that there has been a great deal of misinformation bandied about in the media and elsewhere about the HGH side effects. Through this article you are provided factual data about alleged side effects that some contend are associated with HGH. (It is important to keep in mind, as will be noted later in this article, that there is a considerable amount of misinformation about the alleged side effects of HGH.)One of the more frequently repeated contentions pertaining to the HGH side effects is that HGH increases the incidence of colon cancer. The reality is that there has been no demonstrated link between the use of synthetic HGH and colon cancer whatsoever. The fact is that there may be a very slight increase in the incidence of colon cancer amongst people who received replacement cadaver HGH during childhood. However, two facts are crucial to note: First, replacement cadaver HGH has not been used anywhere in the world since 1985. Second, in the end, this link between replacement cadaver HGH and a minute increase in the incidence of colon cancer actually has not been firmly established despite ongoing research.
Some researchers postulate that there might theoretically be a possibility that higher doses of HGH might increase the likelihood of diabetes amongst certain individuals. However, these researchers note two important factors: First, this link is only attributed to people who already were more prone to developing diabetes in the first instance. Second, this is only a theoretical conclusion that has yet to be confirmed via hard research. In short, it is a speculative connection at best.
There are other purported side effects alleged to be associated with the use of HGH in higher doses. However, it is vital to note that there has yet to be any definitive research on this subject that conclusively has demonstrated the existence of these side effects beyond what really appears to amount to isolated cases. Nonetheless, examples of perceived side effects in some limited instances have included edema, which is the retention of fluids in the extremities. Arthralgia or joint pain has been reported in limited instances as has hyertension. Finally, in some isolated instances carpal tunnel sydrome and gynecomastia (which represents an enlargement of the male mammary glands) have been noted.
The reality is that at this juncture there have only been limited studies associated with the more long term use of HGH. Generally, the results from and data produced by this research does not suggest serious or wide spread HGH side effects. As with any medical treatment or therapy, there is a potential for certain side effects. But, with that duly noted, a good deal of the controversy surrounding alleged side effects associated with HGH has been the result of misinformation (including an unfortunate and inappropriate linkage in the media from time to time between HGH and synthetic steroids).