Because growth hormone is anabolic, it stimulates the body's regenerative building of muscle and bone tissue. Optimal levels of this pituitary hormone are associated with increased lean muscle mass, higher energy levels, and a greater sense of well being. For this reason growth hormone is a key component of anti-aging programs that address a lifelong decline physical and emotional health, including a waning sex drive and a weakened sexual function

Both men and women who are growth-hormone deficient often experience decreased libido and sexual function. And because growth hormone stimulates testosterone secretion and the ability to build muscle tissue, restoring it to optimal levels can help increase the size of penis and clitoris in men and women suffering from hypogonadism caused by aging.

Dr. Ronald Klatz, a well-known authority on growth hormone and IGF-1, reports that women on growth hormone therapy report increased libido and a heightened sense of sexual arousal including a greater frequency of orgasm. Klatz also reports that as many as 75% of men on growth hormone therapy experience increase in sexual potency or frequency.1

Similarly, a recent study by the University of California School of Medicine found that raising IGF-1 and growth hormone levels in men between the ages of 55-71 significantly improved their libido.2

The IGF-1 Assessment measures serum or plasma levels of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1), the only dependable indicator of bioavailable growth hormone. This assessment can also be used to evaluate the protective status of growth hormone on skin, cardiovascular, bone, muscle and nerve function as a patient ages.

References
1 Klatz R. Grow young with HGH. New York: Harper Collins, 1997; 117.
2 Khorram O, Laughlin GA, Yen SS. Endocrine and metabolic effects of long-term administration of [Nle27]growth hormone-releasing hormone-(1-29)-NH2 in age-advanced men and women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 May;82(5):1472-1479.

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