HGH: The Benefits, Side Effects & Risks Nobody Talks About - With Dr. Thomas O'Connor
Human Growth Hormone, or HGH, is widely used for fat loss, recovery, muscle growth, anti-aging, and performance. But what are the real benefits, side effects, and long-term risks?
In this presentation, Dr. Thomas O’Connor explains how Human Growth Hormone works, what it may do inside the body, and why the lack of long-term safety data should matter to anyone using or considering HGH.
Dr. O’Connor covers:
• How HGH and IGF-1 affect the body
• Fat loss and visceral fat reduction
• Muscle growth and anabolic effects
• Legitimate medical uses of HGH
• Insulin resistance, blood sugar, and diabetes risk
• Cardiovascular concerns
• Carpal tunnel syndrome and nerve symptoms
• Thyroid effects
• Concerns surrounding HGH and cancer
• Counterfeit HGH and underground products
• The risks of combining HGH with insulin, anabolic steroids, thyroid medication, Metformin, and other drugs
• What conditions involving excessive natural growth hormone may teach us about long-term use
• Why HGH may be very different from testosterone when it comes to long-term safety data
Human Growth Hormone is not an anabolic steroid. It is a powerful growth factor that can affect multiple systems throughout the body.
If you currently use HGH, have used it in the past, or are considering it, this presentation will help you better understand both the potential benefits and the risks that may come with long-term use.
CHAPTERS
01:33 HGH Science
02:59 History of Human Growth Hormone
04:58 Medical Uses of HGH
05:04 Counterfeit HGH and Pregnancy Tests
07:06 Potential Benefits
07:31 Fat Loss and Visceral Fat
07:53 Muscle and Anabolic Effects
08:40 Insulin Resistance and Glucose Metabolism
09:19 Mood, Energy and CNS Effects
10:23 HGH Risks
12:00 Cancer Concerns
14:29 Cancer Cases Discussed From Clinical Experience
15:19 Thyroid Effects
15:55 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
16:41 HGH Risks Compared With Anabolic Steroids
17:31 HGH, Insulin and Polypharmacy
19:09 Metformin and HGH
19:37 Clinical Case Discussion
21:31 HGH, IGF-1 and Longevity
Learn more from Dr. Thomas O’Connor:
https://www.testosteronology.com
This video is for educational and informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Medications should only be used under the direction of an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.