02-12-2016, 06:12 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-12-2016, 07:50 AM by surferjoe2007.)
I looked a bit more into the legality, safety and sources of pure IGF-1. After all a hormone could be as dangerous as anabolic steroids or it could be relatively safe (though not without risks) like progesterone cream.
It is easy to get for "research purposes", you can even find it on Amazon, but it is not legal to use without a prescription:
https://www.steroid.com/igf.php
https://www.elitefitness.com/forum/anabo...61570.html
Found mixed information on whether deer antler has any significant amount of IGF. One sports anti-doping agency actually lifted its ban on deer antler because it said the amount of IGF wasn't that much.
As for safety:
http://joshmitteldorf.scienceblog.com/20...nd-danger/
http://www.esupplements.com/article/igf-1-side-effects/
https://www.steroid.com/igf.php
Short term it may lead to hypoglycemia, though not as much as actual insulin. The effects of long term overdosage is unknown. But it is speculated that it could be similar to GH: hypoglycemia, edema (swelling due to trapped fluids), swelling of soft tissues, hyperandrogenism (too much testosterone in women). They also speculate it could lead to acromegaly (abnormally large hands, feet and protruding facial features) with prolonged use. But these effects haven't been observed. They have observed cardiomyopathy in athletes, a weakened heart. Higher natural IGF in older men is associated with increased cancer risk.
More info on using IGF for breast enlargement:
http://forums.steroid.com/igf-1-lr3-hgh-...1-lr3.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9610425
https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Reproduc...nlargement
http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/14...1.full.pdf
http://www.anabolicsteroids-hormoneknowl...GFOUR.html
It mostly seems theoretical, or something that happens to male bodybuilders who use IGF with tips on how to avoid it. I only found the one example of a woman who tried it.
So while it's less harmful than most other hormones, it still seems dangerous and illegal to use.
Natural ways to increase IGH:
http://www.jdmoyer.com/2011/08/02/four-s...ld-muscle/
You can also increase it via increased HGH and all the ways to increase your body's production of HGH. Including 6,000 mg L-arginine or eating good sources of L-arginine: meat and nuts.
It is easy to get for "research purposes", you can even find it on Amazon, but it is not legal to use without a prescription:
https://www.steroid.com/igf.php
https://www.elitefitness.com/forum/anabo...61570.html
Found mixed information on whether deer antler has any significant amount of IGF. One sports anti-doping agency actually lifted its ban on deer antler because it said the amount of IGF wasn't that much.
As for safety:
http://joshmitteldorf.scienceblog.com/20...nd-danger/
http://www.esupplements.com/article/igf-1-side-effects/
https://www.steroid.com/igf.php
Short term it may lead to hypoglycemia, though not as much as actual insulin. The effects of long term overdosage is unknown. But it is speculated that it could be similar to GH: hypoglycemia, edema (swelling due to trapped fluids), swelling of soft tissues, hyperandrogenism (too much testosterone in women). They also speculate it could lead to acromegaly (abnormally large hands, feet and protruding facial features) with prolonged use. But these effects haven't been observed. They have observed cardiomyopathy in athletes, a weakened heart. Higher natural IGF in older men is associated with increased cancer risk.
More info on using IGF for breast enlargement:
http://forums.steroid.com/igf-1-lr3-hgh-...1-lr3.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9610425
https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Reproduc...nlargement
http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/14...1.full.pdf
http://www.anabolicsteroids-hormoneknowl...GFOUR.html
It mostly seems theoretical, or something that happens to male bodybuilders who use IGF with tips on how to avoid it. I only found the one example of a woman who tried it.
So while it's less harmful than most other hormones, it still seems dangerous and illegal to use.
Natural ways to increase IGH:
http://www.jdmoyer.com/2011/08/02/four-s...ld-muscle/
You can also increase it via increased HGH and all the ways to increase your body's production of HGH. Including 6,000 mg L-arginine or eating good sources of L-arginine: meat and nuts.