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What kind of medical follow-up is necessary when taking growth hormone replacement?

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What kind of medical follow-up is necessary when taking growth hormone replacement?

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Medical follow-up is recommended to monitor treatment throughout the course of therapy. The starting dose of growth hormone replacement is individualized and gradually increased in response to clinical effect and tolerability. Periodic visits are necessary to assess clinical response, perform biochemical studies to aid in dosage titration and evaluate overall effectiveness of therapy. Annual MRI’s are recommended to rule out neoplastic activity. Also, an annual lipid profile has also been suggested to monitor changes in body composition. Once a patient’s condition has stabilized follow-up visits may be less frequent (i.e. every six to twelve months.

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Medical follow-up is recommended to monitor treatment throughout the course of therapy. The starting dose of growth hormone replacement is individualized and gradually increased in response to clinical effect and tolerability. Periodic visits are necessary to assess clinical response, perform biochemical studies to aid in dosage titration and evaluate overall effectiveness of therapy. Annual MRI’s are recommended to rule out neoplastic activity. Also, an annual lipid profile has also been suggested to monitor changes in body composition. Once a patient’s condition has stabilized follow-up visits may be less frequent (i.e.

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