HGH Therapy

[austinsteviehend]

Hi guys,

I went to Dr. Crisler a little while back and first off he's the best! But anyways, I had my bloodtests run for all his major "labs I run". I don't have the numbers, but he said everything was good except

1. Progestorone
2. IGF-1

He said with my IGF-1 low I could be warranted for HGH therapy. But i don't get it. I still have slow facial hair growth, quite low libido and low energy. Could the HGH therapy cure alot of these things? I can afford the therapy if it's worth the price. Also, i'm a bodybuilder. Please don't get me wrong, i don't want "steriod like" hormones. I just want what I should be at for a 21 year old healthy male so i have the ability to put on muscle.

Thanks,
Justin

[Matt Muscle]

Originally Posted by austinsteviehend

Hi guys,

I went to Dr. Crisler a little while back and first off he's the best! But anyways, I had my bloodtests run for all his major "labs I run". I don't have the numbers, but he said everything was good except

1. Progestorone
2. IGF-1

He said with my IGF-1 low I could be warranted for HGH therapy. But i don't get it. I still have slow facial hair growth, quite low libido and low energy. Could the HGH therapy cure alot of these things? I can afford the therapy if it's worth the price. Also, i'm a bodybuilder. Please don't get me wrong, i don't want "steriod like" hormones. I just want what I should be at for a 21 year old healthy male so i have the ability to put on muscle.

Thanks,
Justin

Justin, slow facial hair growth is not an indicator of low testosterone... many guys have minimal body/facial hair. Your low libido could be a result of many things. Testosterone is just one small part of it.
Believe me... if your T levels are normal, you do not want to go onto hormone replacement at your age, just take a look at the posts by guys who are now trying to get off it on this forum.
The low GH could be responsible for your lack of energy and libido.

[austinsteviehend]

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[marianco]

Originally Posted by austinsteviehend

Hi guys,

I went to Dr. Crisler a little while back and first off he's the best! But anyways, I had my bloodtests run for all his major "labs I run". I don't have the numbers, but he said everything was good except

1. Progestorone
2. IGF-1

He said with my IGF-1 low I could be warranted for HGH therapy. But i don't get it. I still have slow facial hair growth, quite low libido and low energy. Could the HGH therapy cure alot of these things? I can afford the therapy if it's worth the price. Also, i'm a bodybuilder. Please don't get me wrong, i don't want "steriod like" hormones. I just want what I should be at for a 21 year old healthy male so i have the ability to put on muscle.

Thanks,
Justin

IGF-1 can be low also with low normal DHEA levels due to adrenal fatigue. Low progesterone level, low energy, low libido are other signs of adrenal fatigue.

Before starting HGH therapy based solely on IGF-1 level, it would be useful to also measure 24-hour growth hormone production, e.g. via urine assay, to see if it actually is low.

If adrenal fatigue is present, DHEA as a component of treatment can raise IGF-1 level.

Treatment of adrenal fatigue is much much less expensive than treatment of growth hormone deficiency.

See adrenal thread.