I know what it stands for, but what good does it do? Can it be bought without a prescription? How does it work exactly?
No, it cant be bought legally without a prescription. Any form of “HGH” sold OTC or online through the internet is not the real deal. The genuine article costs upwards of several thousand dollars for treatment, and its a liquid that you inject. It is gaining popularity among weightlifters and athletes for its amazing properties - no doubt about it, this thing is a miracle drug. It also has immense value as a therapeutic tool for those healing from injuries or senility. I think its also used by parents with short or feeble physical stature that dont want their children to be cursed with their limitations. Using them during a child’s puberty period will yield tremendous growth.
There is no conclusive data concerning its long-term safety however, and rumors abound that it could increase chance of cancer. It may also effect your facial appearance by enlarging aspects of the skull - brow, jaw, cheekbones. Your hands and feet may also grow, but the upside is that your penis will grow too.
Taking HGH along with steroids is the closest thing there is to the Super Soldier serum from the Captain America comics. Pity that they are so difficult to obtain, and vulnerable to abuse/misuse.
Take a look around weightlifting newsgroups and ask around.
Note that there are many researchers who feel that HGH promotes aging. Look at this for example.
People see this “Ohh, XYZ peaks at adolescence and declines thru old age, therefore if we give people XYZ we’ll delay aging.” But it’s really “Your body ages most rapidly during adolescence and therefore needs XYZ most then and less later.”
Plan on lawsuits from small people who took HGH as teens to achieve “normal” height and end up feeling 80 at age 60.