Does Exogenous Growth Hormone Improve Athletic Performance?
- 1 July 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
- Vol. 12 (4) , 250-253
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00042752-200207000-00009
Abstract
To conduct a critical appraisal of the literature to address the question of whether human growth hormone (HGH) improves performance in trained athletes. Used PubMed using the search terms of "growth hormone athletes" and the reference lists of previous reviews of the subject. Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study of exogenous HGH on muscle power in trained athletes. Only one study matched the search criteria. There is no evidence of increased muscle strength with HGH in trained athletes.Keywords
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