The two types of AGHD and what you can do about them
Generally, adults with growth hormone deficiency can be divided into two groups: those who were GH-deficient as children and continue to be so as adults (childhood-onset patients), and adults with pituitary disease who became GH-deficient as adults (adult-onset patients).
Signs and symptoms of both childhood-onset and adult-onset AGHD may include:
- Increased body fat, especially around the abdomen
- Decreased muscle mass
- Lower bone mineral density
- Predisposition to atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)
