Does HGH Cause Hair Loss

Human growth hormone (HGH) injections, when used as prescribed, do not cause hair loss.

There is some question and confusion about HGH and hair loss. This is because when HGH is used illegally to build muscle by athletes and bodybuilders, hair loss could occur that simulates male pattern baldness. But this is a side effect of HGH abuse, and even in this case it is usually temporary.

However, there is no connection between hair loss and legitimately prescribed HGH therapy used to treat adults with growth hormone deficiencies. In fact, one of the benefits of HGH injections for adults is an improvement in hair health and revitalization of the hair and scalp. Therefore, any concerns about hair loss and starting HGH therapy are unfounded.

Hormones and Hair: What’s the Connection?

There can be several causes of hair loss, but the most common reason for thinning hair is hormonal hair loss caused by hormone fluctuations. A hormone imbalance occurs when hormones rise above or drop below normal levels in the bloodstream. HGH, along with testosterone, is one of the most important hormones related to hair health, hair loss, and hair growth. Low levels of HGH, as can occur with adult onset or "age-related" growth hormone deficiency (AGHD), can contribute to hair loss.

Just as declining levels of HGH can lead to hair loss, HGH therapy, when used with proper medical supervision, can improve hair health, slow, and, in some cases, even reverse hair loss!

What is The Link Between HGH and Hair Health

Growth hormone is vitally important for maintaining healthy, youthful-looking skin and hair. Unfortunately, your levels of HGH decline as you grow older. Current research suggests that most of the things we consider as signs of "aging" — including eventual hair loss – can be the result of this age-related growth hormone decline.

To appreciate how HGH impacts hair, we must first understand the structure of hair follicles and the hair growth process. The hair growth cycle begins in the growth phase with cells called keratinocytes, which produce keratin. A hair bulb forms at the base of a hair follicle, and it is there that these living cells divide and grow to build the hair shaft. Blood vessels nourish these cells by bringing hormones that will help to support this process, one of the most important of which is human growth hormone. As we age and HGH levels decrease, your hair follicles cannot provide enough new cells to make your hair grow as strong and thick as it did when you were younger. Hair thinning is the result. In addition, pigment cells that produce melanin in the follicle will also start to die with aging, and fewer are replaced due to low HGH, and this is how our hair begins to turn gray.

It stands to reason, therefore, that if we increase your HGH level with growth hormone therapy, hair regrowth will improve.

Can HGH Therapy Improve Hair Health and Slow Thinning Hair?

Among its many benefits, growth hormone replacement therapy has been shown to help restore skin and hair to a much more youthful and healthy appearance. Studies have shown that this is indeed the case. As your HGH levels rise, cellular regeneration takes place throughout your body, including in the living cells of your hair. Many people have reported an overall improvement in hair thickness and quality as well as a return to natural color after just six months of HGH therapy.

The driving force between HGH and its impact on hair and hair loss is its relationship with another critical hormone known as IGF-1. HGH stimulates the liver to produce and release another hormone called Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 or IGF-1. Among its many other functions, IGF-1 is known to stimulate hair follicles to proliferate and influence the growth cycle of the hair follicle. People with an IGF-1 deficiency and/or a growth hormone deficiency often experience hair loss. HGH therapy and IGF-1 injections have been shown to slow hair loss and restore hair in such individuals.

In fact for some individuals, HGH therapy could be a preferable alternative to other expensive and invasive hair loss treatments such as hair plugs or hair transplants.

How Does HGH Therapy Benefit Hair?

The ability of HGH to promote healthy hair growth has been well-documented. HGH can be used to restore thinning hair and provide improvements in hair thickness for both men and women.

Just as it does for your skin, a common benefit of HGH therapy is thicker, more youthful-looking hair. Four specific benefits of HGH for hair health have been identified:

The first benefit of HGH for hair growth begins with keratinocytes. These cells form the bulb at the base of the hair follicle. The keratinocytes grow and divide, thanks to the effects of HGH and IGF-1. When a person has low growth hormone levels, cellular growth and division slow down. The developing hair shaft suffers from a lack of keratinocytes, causing the new strand of hair to come in thinner and weaker. The thinner the hair strand, the easier and faster it can fall out.
The next benefit of HGH to slow or prevent hair loss comes from increasing blood cell production, which nourishes the cells in the hair follicle as they grow.
HGH consists of 191 amino acids in a single chain. It is a polypeptide protein hormone. Keratin is a protein made up of amino acids found in collagen. By increasing collagen through HGH therapy, the hair shaft receives the amino acids necessary to build new proteins, such as collagen and elastin.
The fourth known benefit of HGH for hair health has to do with hair color. Loss of pigmentation results in the graying of hair. Pigment cells, also called melanocytes, live beneath the surface of the skin. As the hair strand pushes up through the layers of the skin, it passes through the melanocytes, which provide the color. As cell regeneration declines with low HGH levels, the abundance of melanocytes drops significantly lower, leading to hair losing its color. Many people who receive HGH therapy have seen a reversal of gray due to stimulation of increased production of melanocytes, the cells responsible for hair color.

What Does the Medical Research Say About the Benefits of HGH for Skin and Hair?

The benefits of HGH therapy for skin and hair health have been well-documented by medical research.

A 2011 meta-analysis (study of studies) that looked at all of the literature available on the benefits of HGH for hair health concluded, "Clinical observations and analysis… have shown the important role played by the GH system in the development, maintenance, and repair of the skin. In fact, the dermal structures directly reflect the various changes in GH production that occur in the different phases of life." The study was published in Brazilian Annals of Dermatology.

A 2018 paper published in the journal Skin Appendage Disorders confirmed that HGH and IGF-1 have been shown to affect follicular proliferation, tissue remodeling, and the hair growth cycle, as well as follicular differentiation.” And that HGH therapy, therefore, could be a treatment for alopecia (hair loss) that occurs as the result of growth hormone deficiency.

Similarly, a previous study in the Dermatology Online Journal found that IGF-1 could stimulate hair growth in animal models. That paper was published in 1999. In 2014, another set of researchers picked up on this work and also concluded that "[Our] observations suggest that IGF-1 is an effective stimulator of hair follicle development in wide-type mice in vivo and may be a promising drug candidate for baldness therapy.” This paper was published in the clinical journal Growth Hormone and IGF Research.

How to Get Prescribed HGH

If you want to get healthy hair and many other benefits of HGH injections, you must have a prescription. How to get prescribed HGH is not difficult. In fact, at Kingsberg Medical, it only takes these five simple steps.

Step 1 – Contact Us – Get the ball rolling by filling out our Medical History Form. One of our HGH therapy care counselors will get back to you.
Step 2 – Consultation with a healthcare provider –If your initial contact with our customer care specialist indicates that you are a good candidate for HGH therapy, the next step is a consultation with a doctor or other practitioner. He or she will discuss your medical history in further detail and ask you more about your symptoms. Depending on your circumstances, this could be done via an online telemedicine visit.
Step 3 – Laboratory hormone testing – Once you have completed your online or in-person exam, you will be referred to a laboratory to have the hormone levels in your blood tested.
Step 4 – You will obtain a prescription for a program of HGH therapy – If the results of your laboratory tests indicate that your HGH levels are low, we will prescribe a program of HGH therapy to suit your needs and lifestyle.
Step 5 – Purchase and Delivery – You will be directed to our Products for Sale Page, where you can buy your HGH. Soon after, we will deliver your HGH therapy supplies right to your home.

Understanding HGH for Sale in the US

As mentioned above, all of the HGH for sale in the US requires a prescription. We cannot stress enough the importance of only buying your HGH from a licensed and reputable provider of HGH like Kingsberg Medical. All of the HGH injections for sale on our products page are name brands from well-known manufacturers such as Omnitrope, Norditropin, or Genotropin.

Buying HGH without a prescription or from a less-than-reputable online source is not only illegal but could be seriously hazardous to your health. If you purchase HGH on the "black market," hair loss may be the least of your worries. Such HGH usually comes from unregulated labs in India or China. They can contain inferior HGH, no HGH at all, or toxic ingredients that can result in severe side effects, even death!

At Kingsberg, we pride ourselves on delivering only the very best in brand name HGH and other hormone replacement products so you can be sure that you achieve all of the benefits of growth hormone replacement therapy with little concern about side effects or adverse reactions. Why not take the first step to healthier hair and more? Contact us about HGH!