HGHMany professional athletes use HGH or human growth hormones to enhance their performance because it goes undetected by many of the normal doping tests for the simple reason that HGH is found in every human being’s body.

When a baby is born, the pituitary gland begins producing human growth hormones to help the baby grow taller, healthier and stronger.  The pituitary gland slows its’ production of HGH around the age of 25 although it is still producing at a very low level to help ward off diseases and help wounds heal faster.

The professional sporting industry may be in for a shock later this year because of a clinical trial that is underway for a new urine test that uses a special formula and can detect an overabundance of HGH, consistent with someone who is using the human growth hormone as a doping element to an unfair advantage against the competition.

The US Anti-Doping Agency has agreed to help fund a Virginia-based company’s efforts to license a screening process developed by two Georgia Mason University professors.

HGH has long been a substance of choice for many athletes seeking an edge over their competition because the synthetic version of this hormone is produced naturally in the body and can increase muscle mass, speed and recovery from tough workouts.  Sometimes it is coupled with an anabolic steroid, which is highly detectable with a simple urine test.

Some of the side effects of HGH include insulin resistance which could lead to diabetes, stiffening of the joints which could lead to inactivity because of the joint pain, Corporal Tunnel Syndrome and many other health complications yet to be discovered because the long-term use of HGH has thus far not been studied.

Currently there is a blood test for HGH that has been used in the last three Olympic Games; however it is expensive and no athlete has tested positive for the human growth hormone.  In addition, officials from the NFL, Major League Baseball and other pro league sports have been reluctant to use a blood test for HGH because of its highly invasive nature.