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Does hgh (riptropin) make endometriosis worse (increase speed of endometrial tissue growth)?

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Hard to say: I doubt there are any good studies discussing the use of human growth hormone on endometriosis. Were you prescribed human growth hormone by a doctor? If so they would need to explain the logic.

Answered 4/25/2018

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