According to a recent study, patients who were previously treated for acromegaly were at an increased risk for bone fractures after being treated with growth hormones for six years.
Scientists at VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam studied data from patients with Cushing’s and acromegaly that had growth hormone deficiency. Scientists surveyed them during their growth hormone replacement therapy. They found that there was more bone turnover in those who were once treated for acromegaly than those who had Cushing’s.
Results could mean there is a “long-term effect of impaired skeletal health due to previous GH excess…”
Check out the full study here.
