Human Growth Hormone (HGH) In Professional Sports

HGH: The Game Changer
The use of human growth hormone (HGH) in professional leagues is constantly discussed. If their athletes should be allowed to use it. HGH is currently an illegal drug in all professional leagues, they believe it helps with the performance of an athlete and gives them an advantage. If these organizations allow their athletes to use HGH would enhance the game and make the game better in so many ways. If the only realize that HGH has little to no anabolic affects on the athletes. Once they realize what HGH actually is and how it affects the body, it will completely benefit the sport and the sporting organizations and will not affect the integrity of the game creating a more entertaining game. One of the biggest issues they
It is produced by and “controlled by a complex set of hormones produced in the hypothalamus of the brain and in the intestinal tract and pancreas” (Harvard Men’s Health Watch). It is one of the main reasons why kids grow, because the production of HGH rises during childhood and produces the most during puberty; this is the stages in one’s life where the rise in HGH “[spurs] growth in children [adolescents and teens]. It also helps to regulate body composition, body fluids, muscle and bone growth, sugar and fat metabolism, and possibly heart function” (Ratini) As one gets older their pituitary glands begins to produce less HGH overtime, which affects the body because one’s metabolism slows down, bones get weaker. The human growth hormones effects can widely be confused with the effects of the surplus of testosterone. “Testosterone is a sex hormone that plays important roles in the body. In men, it’s thought to [increase] body mass, muscle mass and strength” (Wein). The continuous surplus of HGH in a body allows it to get stronger and speed up the bodies metabolism. Allowing players to be healthier and enhancing the game with a higher level of competition because of the extended players careers. But the surplus of testosterone has anabolic effects which would aid in the abnormal growth in muscle. Body builders and athletes would not turn to HGH in order to get
Once one completely understand the affects of HGH has on the body. They will realize that athletes will last longer with a great career expectancy; the game will be more interesting due to the high level of competition. Captivation the fans and creating a bigger market for that particular sport. As a result, less cheating will occur because the athletes would be allowed to use HGH, therefore the integrity of the sport and organizations will no longer be