Some people may have serious problems, but by and large we don't see terrible results in carefully followed people. Experiments in the test tube show growth hormone can speed the growth of cancer cells, although there is little evidence that this happens in people. I'm not saying it doesn't make people healthier. We don't know, that's the major point. Unless you've got a lot of cash, one long-term effect of growth hormone therapy will be a substantial lightening of the pocketbook.
Growth hormone comes from two manufacturers.
It must be taken by injection using a short needle that goes just below the surface of the skin. At Amerimed, Pecor broke down the cost. Cheaper alternatives are on the market. Oral tablets, nasal and rectal sprays, and other products currently on the market claim to stimulate growth hormone production. Cranton says that a person soon builds up tolerance to these compounds so that they do no good.