infoseekertwo, thanks for the reply. i appreciate that you went to the site and actually read.
what about this site?
http://www.clubhgh.com/products.html any feel for this one, one way or the other? and would 1/2iu hgh injectable per day make a difference for me?
Hello Saint:
I have spoken with the owners of clubhgh.com in the past when I was still a wholesaler. They seem to be very legitimate. Basically what they are doing is buying generic HGH from GenSci, the makers of Jintropin, or some other pharmaceutical manufacturer in China and putting their own label on it. I see absolutely nothing wrong with that. It's called free enterprise and more power to them.
The only thing you want to make sure of is that it has been assayed by an independent lab for both purity and potency. Some manufacturers out of China have had problems with red patches, swelling, itching and pain at the injection site. This is usually an indication of contamination from E.coli, the bacteria from which the product is produced using recombinant DNA technology.
Making the HGH in a vat of E.coli is now the easy part, however "After the E. coli has grown and multiplied sufficiently, a purification process is done to separate out the growth hormone. This is currently the most difficult and sophisticated portion of the manufacturing process."
The HGH is a very fragile protein molecule. It cannot be damaged in the separation process or it will not work. "Hormones work by precisely fitting into receptors on the surface of cells and cell membranes in the body. The process is very similar to fitting a key into a lock. All of the little twists, turns, and grooves on a key must be exactly right or the key will not open the lock. In the same way, the exact three-dimensional configuration of growth hormone must precisely fit into cell receptors or there will be no growth hormone activity. If purification and packaging of HGH is properly done, the molecule retains its shape and will do its job." If it isn't, you just spent your money for nothing. Also, during the purification process is the E.coli is not properly and completely separated from the HGH you will have contamination and when you inject it you will have welts or other reactions at the injection site.
To get an idea for the correct dosage, go to
www.humatrope.com. I haven't been there in awhile but if you look around you will find a formula based on your weight. At your age, I would suggest (and I am NOT a doctor) 1 IU per day at a MINIMUM. But anything you take above what your body is producing now will be beneficial. Its like having a vitamin deficiency. Anything you take towards supplementing that deficiency is better than nothing.
The testosterone supplements are excellent. You said you were under a doctors supervision. That is perfect. In my humble opinion, the two most important hormones men should be supplementing as they age are Human Growth Hormone (Somatotropin) and Testosterone. The male body simply MUST have it to function properly. The administration of each tends to boost the level of the other but neither is sufficient on its own.
If you do your shopping, there are sites that will sell HGH for much less than $8 per IU. Jintropin by GenSci seems to be the most reputable one that I know of out of China these days, though there are bunches of up and comers lately. Their quality and reputations have yet to be established. You should be able to get Jintropin for as little as $4 per IU or even less. There are a number of dealers for GenSci and they do not have exclusive rights to its sale. Shop around and do your homework.
Here is an excellent source for reputable HGH information by Dr. Cranton " http://drcranton.com/hrt/HGH_if_you_plan_to_take_it.htm" Another is "www.cenegenics.com." Cenegenics is based in Nevada, Las Vegas I believe. Their website is an excellent source for bona fide clinical studies and information.
Obviously I am a bit of a zealot on the subject. I hate lies and liars and unfortunately the internet is full of them: shysters and hucksters shamelessly selling their snake skin oil products so watch out. If the products they are selling have not been studied and tested by bona fide US well known Universities, Clinics and/or University teaching and research hospitals whose work has been reviewed by other leading medical branches and whose results have been published in legitimate Medical Journals, then chances are their information and products are pure GARBAGE.
If you can afford it, have your HGH production levels tested. You cannot measure HGH directlly in the bloodstream in blood serum levels, it is metabolized too quickly. But one of its metabolites, IGF-1 can be measured (if I have remembered this correctly). Anyway, if the lab does that type of work, they will know how to measure it.
My guess is that for a man your age, you would probably be best served by as much as 3 IU's a day or even more. Again, check the Eli Lilly dosing formula and then have a lab check your blood levels for HGH metabolites.
In the meantime, make sure you start doing your research on thyroid levels, melatonin (cheap), DHEA (cheap). There are more to check but if you go to an anti aging site like an A4 site (American Assoc of Anti Aging Practitioners) or something like that and start poking around you will find the information you need. Cenegenics will tell you as well.
Really shop around on the web until you find some really cheap prices on Jintropin. Their reps now have promotions saying that if your HGH is seized in customs, if you show them the letter saying so, they will replace your order. Sometimes they want an insurance fee for doing so, check around for the best deal.
By the way, it is 100% legal to import HGH but the FDA under pressure from the HUGE multi national pharmaceutical companies, cracked down on all sorts of imports using all sorts of bogus reasons. Since HGH is NOT a controlled substance like narcotics or steroids, if they seize it they will simply send you a letter telling you the did so - no big deal legally, but you suffer the loss of your product if the sender will not resend it.
I hope this helps.
Good luck and good health.