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Methods of testing the Human Growth Hormone
The human growth hormone is usually assessed using a blood test. A blood test can detect the presence of the synthetic hormone only within 48 hours of its administration. However, the new test method has been developed that can detect the hormone levels, even ten to fourteen days after its administration. This new technique of monitoring the presence of the bio-synthetic hormone is the one which is also used for detecting bone and breast cancer. The laboratory sample is taken, and after centrifugation, specific chemicals are added. The intensity of luminosity observed in the blood is determined by an instrument. This measure of light intensity, reveals when the hormone was administered. This technique is called the Biomarker’s test. It detects certain chemicals in the body which tend to increase when the synthetic growth hormone levels increase.
HGH testing includes: somatotropin hormone test, GH suppression test, somatomedin C or IGF-1 test, and GH stimulation test.
The somatotropin test is done by collecting the blood sample, about 1-2 hours after sleep. It helps assess the deficiency or excess levels of the hormone. If the level of the growth hormone IS higher than the respective normal levels, seen in men, women, children and new born babies, then it is indicative of a medical condition called acromegaly. Low levels indicate a condition called dwarfism.
The second test is somatomedin C or insulin-like growth factor test. This blood test will not be influenced by time, work-outs and food intake. The normal level of IGF-1 in the adults is found to be 42 to 110 ng/ml. In children below eight years, girls were found to have 7 to 110 ng/ml and boys 4 to 87 ng/ml. 9-10 year-old girls demonstrated 39 to 186 ng/ml of HGH, and boys 26 to 98 ng/ml of the hormone. In children of the age group of below 13 years and above 11 years, girls have the levels as 66 to 215 ng/ml and boys have it as 44 to 207 ng/ml.
The third test is the hormone stimulation test. It is also called the Arginine test or the insulin tolerance test. In this test, insulin acts as a stimulant for the growth hormone, and is injected into the blood. Thereafter, the release of the GH is observed. If the value is less than 10 ng/ml, it indicates a deficiency of the secretion.
The fourth test is the hormone suppression test, otherwise called the glucose loading test. The baseline level of the hormone is measured first. Two blood samples are taken, one before glucose ingestion and one after glucose ingestion. The normal result of the test is 3 ng/ml. Deviation from the normal value indicates an abnormal condition.
The human growth hormone is usually assessed using a blood test. A blood test can detect the presence of the synthetic hormone only within 48 hours of its administration. However, the new test method has been developed that can detect the hormone levels, even ten to fourteen days after its administration. This new technique of monitoring the presence of the bio-synthetic hormone is the one which is also used for detecting bone and breast cancer. The laboratory sample is taken, and after centrifugation, specific chemicals are added. The intensity of luminosity observed in the blood is determined by an instrument. This measure of light intensity, reveals when the hormone was administered. This technique is called the Biomarker’s test. It detects certain chemicals in the body which tend to increase when the synthetic growth hormone levels increase.
HGH testing includes: somatotropin hormone test, GH suppression test, somatomedin C or IGF-1 test, and GH stimulation test.
The somatotropin test is done by collecting the blood sample, about 1-2 hours after sleep. It helps assess the deficiency or excess levels of the hormone. If the level of the growth hormone IS higher than the respective normal levels, seen in men, women, children and new born babies, then it is indicative of a medical condition called acromegaly. Low levels indicate a condition called dwarfism.
The second test is somatomedin C or insulin-like growth factor test. This blood test will not be influenced by time, work-outs and food intake. The normal level of IGF-1 in the adults is found to be 42 to 110 ng/ml. In children below eight years, girls were found to have 7 to 110 ng/ml and boys 4 to 87 ng/ml. 9-10 year-old girls demonstrated 39 to 186 ng/ml of HGH, and boys 26 to 98 ng/ml of the hormone. In children of the age group of below 13 years and above 11 years, girls have the levels as 66 to 215 ng/ml and boys have it as 44 to 207 ng/ml.
The third test is the hormone stimulation test. It is also called the Arginine test or the insulin tolerance test. In this test, insulin acts as a stimulant for the growth hormone, and is injected into the blood. Thereafter, the release of the GH is observed. If the value is less than 10 ng/ml, it indicates a deficiency of the secretion.
The fourth test is the hormone suppression test, otherwise called the glucose loading test. The baseline level of the hormone is measured first. Two blood samples are taken, one before glucose ingestion and one after glucose ingestion. The normal result of the test is 3 ng/ml. Deviation from the normal value indicates an abnormal condition.