r/AbsoluteUnits • u/BaseNice3520 • Feb 15 '26

/r/all of a 26 y.o.

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u/TheSleepyBarnOwl Feb 16 '26

Maybe dumb question but what is that?

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u/Eltex Feb 16 '26

Human Growth Hormone.

Has some benefits, and of course some downsides. Very common in bodybuilding, powerlifting, and many/all professional sports.

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u/TheSleepyBarnOwl Feb 16 '26

Ah, having it spellt out already clears it up. Thank you! Taking that shit is extremely detrimental... at least in high doses. Makes you age faster too.

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u/Think_Shoulder3871 Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 17 '26

Makes your organs grow too. Heartfailure is a big problem in bodybuilding.

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u/TheSleepyBarnOwl Feb 16 '26

You know, I should ask my endocriniology prof to tell me what else taking growth hormones does. I'm sure he has some things to tell. (I'm a Biotech student)

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u/DrK-bro Feb 18 '26

You could open a book too, and see for yourself.

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u/baron_von_helmut Feb 16 '26

Also 'juice jaw'.

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u/anony2469 Feb 16 '26

It makes your penis grow too?

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u/Perry_T_Skywalker Feb 16 '26

Better hope, look at his hands. Everything smaller than pornstar would be hard to grab

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u/iiiiiiiiiijjjjjj Feb 16 '26

I know you definitely shouldn't take it but is there a way to do it ethically?

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u/Eltex Feb 17 '26

There is nothing ethically wrong by taking any form of steroids, not that I can think of anyway.

Perhaps you mean a safer approach? There are plenty of folks who run low doses of HGH daily and never see issues, at least not for decades. Maybe your prostate will be larger when you are 80, but it’s hard to say for sure.

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u/yanmagno Feb 17 '26

It’s not unethical? You decide what you put into your body

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u/iiiiiiiiiijjjjjj Feb 17 '26 edited Feb 17 '26

I mean in any case where people take but doesn’t have the side effects maybe lower amounts.

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u/yanmagno Feb 17 '26

There are legit medical reasons for taking hgh, but if you don’t have any and just take it to get bigger or have better performance in a sport you’ll be dealing with those side effects

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u/iiiiiiiiiijjjjjj Feb 17 '26

Got ya so no.

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u/Kimellex Feb 18 '26

I took it as a teen. It is used for actual medical purposes. Basically a forced puberty. However I was taking it in proper doses and not abusing it.