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Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency

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What is Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency or HGH Deficiency?

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There are three general components to adult HGH (Growth Hormone) deficiency. These are:

• Body composition changes - muscle / bone
• Blood lipid (cholesterol and fat) changes
• Psychological changes - mood - energy - sex

Main symptoms caused by male menopause and female menopause are:

• low energy and fatigue;
• sleep problems and insomnia;
• low sex drive and loss of libido or erectile dysfunction;
• irritability and mood swings; night sweats and hot flashes;
• weight gain, muscle and bone loss;
• emotional distress, depression and loss of motivation;
• slower wound healing and cell repair;

Because HGH maintains muscle and fat, loss of this hormone results in a decrease in muscle and in an accumulation of fat. The decrease in muscle translates to poor muscle function and decreased exercise capacity.

The increase in fat occurs under the skin, but also in the abdomen or, more specifically, inside the abdomen. This location is referred to as visceral fat.

Medical science has discovered that visceral fat accumulation is especially dangerous because it is associated with an increase in the aging of blood vessels, referred to as atherosclerosis.

The blood lipid changes reflect the fat deposit changes and are all in the wrong direction. More specifically, there is an increase in the "bad" cholesterol ("LDL cholesterol") and a decrease in the "good" cholesterol ("HDL cholesterol").

There is also an increase in the blood triglycerides, another circulating fat, which is associated with blood vessel aging.

The psychological changes associated with HGH deficiency have been extensively studied. Patients who develop HGH deficiency seem to lose energy, drive and motivation.

Loss of energy is often the guiding symptom which prompts further investigation. Many individuals with pituitary disease, especially those with other hormone deficiencies, realize that something is missing. Energy levels, strength and endurance are noticeably low. Ability to sleep becomes increasingly difficult leading to sheer exhaustion or fatigue. The lack of sleep adversely impacts a person's quality of life and may even lower the effectiveness of a person's immune system. Wound healing is also affected.

Frequently, it turns out to be a deficiency of HGH. Individuals with this problem, or their spouses, also notice a loss of interest in their usual hobbies or activities, loss of ambition, decreased motivation and enthusiasm for everyday life.

A decrease in sociability referred to as social isolation or withdrawal is another symptom. Patients suffering with this symptom do not like to go out and meet with their friends, family or social acquaintances. As hormone levels decrease, the symptoms become more readily apparent.

Patients may also develop depression, moodiness and a decrease in sexual function, loss of desire or interest in having sex.

If you are experiencing symptoms due to a hormone deficiency, help exists and you should contact the AAG Health HGH Miami Clinic at 1-888-583-8884 for information regarding human growth hormone replacement therapy.

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