Growth hormone deficiency history and symptoms

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Symptoms

Reported effects of severe GH deficiency in adults have included:

• Reduced muscle mass and strength
• Reduced bone mass and strength
• Reduced physical, mental, and social energy and resilience
• Impaired concentration and loss of memory
• Mild depression
• Neuralgic arthralgias
• Increased body fat, particularly around the waistline
• Increased cholesterol
• Increased mortality due to cardiovascular disease