Reasons for GH deficiency

Many people suffer from Growth Hormone Deficiency which is howGH therapy came about before they started promoting GH for its anti aging properties. There are many causes for GH deficiency in young children to elderly adults. An example of GH deficient children; are children who have growth issues and short stature also known as short height. Other more common causes for GHdeficiency include genetic conditions and at birth malformations. GHdeficiency can also cause dela sexual maturity because of the lack of androgens produced. People forget how important GH is for the production of hormones especially androgens. In adults, deficiency is rarely established; the most common cause is from a pituitary adenoma. Other causes of GH deficieny within adults include a continuation of a childhood problem, possibly due to formation of bodily form lesions or trauma, and in extremely rare cases they develop idiopathic GHD. Adults with GHD present with non-specific problems including obesity with a relative decrease in lean body mass and, and in most if not all cases, a severe drop in energy and overall quality of life. Diagnosis of GH deficiency is a detailed process that includes a multiple-step diagnostic examination, typically culminating in GH stimulation tests to see if the individual’s pituitary gland will release a GH pulse when aggravated by different variables/stimuli.