Growth hormone therapy is specifically prescribed on an individualized basis. There is no standard dosage for growth hormone injections. Your prescription for growth hormone injections will be based on your height, weight, age, gender, lab results, individual needs and lifestyle.
Doses of injectable HGH are measured in “IUs” or International Units. Your HGH injection therapy is titrated, slighted adjusted, after you begin therapy. The prescribing physician will start you out at the closest effective dose, after careful analysis. 85% of the starting doses fall between 1.0 – 2.0 IUs per day. After 6 to 8 weeks you will have some labs repeated and the prescribing physician may change your starting dose, if needed, to the best possible dose for you.
Additional lab testing will be required every 3 to 4 months thereafter to ensure the medication’s dose is maximized for results while ensuring there are no side effects.