Questions on IGF-1

[Brennon]

Well, today I went to go pick up copies of my labwork as I'm trying to switch doctors to one that will actually treat me. I was reviewing it and my IGF-1 came back at 186 ng/ml reference range for someone my age is 182-780. Here's my question, would this warrant treatment with HGH and is this hormone pulsatile in nature? Would I need multiple tests to verify?

The rest of my bloodwork came back as the following

Sodium 144 (135-148)
Potassium 4.7 (3.5-5.5)
Chloride 107 (99-111)
CO2 27 (18-31)
Cortisol 12.05 (4.3-22.4)

Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) <10.0 (<35)
Testosterone total 162 (241-827)

SHBG 16.5 (13-71)


A few weeks later I had blood drawn again, but this time I was given an injection of corticotropin stimulating hormone beforehand...which would increase testosterone. He used this as an excuse to refuse treatment, lab work is as follows. Free testosterone still looks very low.

Sodium 143 (135-148)
Potassium 4.7 (3.5-5.5)
Chloride 108 (99-111)
CO2 26 (19-31)
ALT 16 (1-55)
Cortisol 25.50 (4.3-22.4)

FSH 5.9 (0.4-8.7)
LH 6.2 (2.0-18.0)
Testosterone 455 (241-827)

Free Testosterone 11.0 (9.5-43)
Percent Free 0.2

 

[pmgamer18]

Here is a cut & paste from this site.
http://www.lammd.com/book/chapter6.cfm
I started working out again and used this to get started there are a lot of chapters they are at the bottom of the page.
Phil


EXERCISE AND GROWTH HORMONE

Exercise, especially strength training exercise send a wake-up call to your pituitary gland to release growth hormone (growth hormone is a key anti-aging hormone). While the exact mechanism is not completely understood, there is no doubt that exercise stimulates growth hormone release, which has major significant benefits in increasing longevity. Aerobic exercise also results in persistent, long-term release of growth hormone in spurts in the blood for 2 hours or even longer after you stop exercise. Strength training like weight training causes spurts of growth hormone to stimulate in the release in the body as well. It is particularly interesting to note that while moderate intensity of aerobic type exercise is sufficient to cause maximum stimulation of growth hormone release (moderate intensity exercise is defined as 40-50% of maximum oxygen obtained, high intensity is 70%). It has been found that weight training at 70% of maximum lift causes free flow increase in growth hormone release. At 85% of maximum lift capacity there is a four-fold increase in growth hormone release into our body.

 

[Glaim]

Any other input?

 

[mranak]

Insurance is very unlikely to pay for HGH and it is relatively expensive. But would HGH be of more benefit to you if you levels are low? I do not know.

 

[MANWHORE]

Insurance is very unlikely to pay for HGH and it is relatively expensive.

I know alot of guys who work in different places that get HGH payed for and don't even need it

 

[Brennon]

I'm also 19 years old, I don't know if that makes much of a difference, but it seems dramatically lower considering I'm 19 rather than 49.