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A member asked:
Grwth hormone generates growth of new cells and tissue (fact), even brain tissue. so, can long term use also help redvlop a 1sided atrophied testicle?
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Not at all: There is no approval commercially that I am aware of for the use of growth hormone for any length of time to help redevelop atrophy of any tissue, organ, or side of the body. There is certainly a lot of hype of using it for such thing and sports athletes have been the primary reason why such bad information gets to the public but there is no medical basis nor approval to use it as such.
Answered 6/15/2014
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