HGH (Human Growth Hormone)

What is HGH 16 IU (Astera Labs)?

Real growth hormone rather than something that asks your body to make more of its own. 16 IU per vial, ten vials, for a protocol measured in months.

Also sold as somatropin, HGH or human growth hormone.

Recombinant human growth hormone is a 191 amino acid chain, the same sequence your pituitary produces. That matters, because the 191 amino acid form is identical to natural growth hormone and older 192 amino acid material is not. It arrives as a lyophilised powder and is reconstituted before use.

HGH benefits

• Supports lean mass while promoting fat breakdown, which is why it runs through both bulking and cutting
• Improves recovery between sessions and connective tissue repair
• Better sleep quality, which is where a lot of the recovery benefit actually comes from
• Increased bone density over a long run
• 16 IU per vial and ten vials, which covers a long protocol without reordering

HGH dosage

Beginner

1 to 2 IU per day

Experienced

4 to 6 IU per day

Upper range

6 to 8 IU per day

Frequency

Split into two injections per day

Cycle length

16 to 24 weeks

Per vial

16 IU

Start at the bottom and hold there for a few weeks before deciding anything. Side effects with growth hormone scale with dose more predictably than results do, so the lowest dose that works is the right dose.

Splitting the daily total into two injections, one of them early morning, keeps levels steadier than a single larger dose. Reconstitute with bacteriostatic water. The reconstitution guide covers the method and the dosage calculator works out how much water to add for the dose you want.

Package content

Vials

10 per box, lyophilised powder

Vials

10 per box

Per vial

16 IU

Total per box

160 IU

Form

Lyophilised powder, reconstituted before use

Origin

Recombinant, 191 amino acid

Brand

Astera Labs

At 4 IU a day one box covers 40 days.

Store below 30°C. Protect from light. Do not freeze. Keep out of reach of children.

Who is HGH for?

People committed to a long run. Growth hormone works over months rather than weeks, and a 16 to 24 week protocol at two injections a day is a real commitment of both money and routine.

If either is in doubt, the secretagogues are a far cheaper way to find out whether raising growth hormone does anything for you. DEUSTROPIN 4/12 is the Deus Medical equivalent at 12 IU per vial.

How to use HGH

Reconstitute with bacteriostatic water and keep the vial refrigerated once mixed. Inject subcutaneously into the abdomen, rotating the site. Split the daily total into two, one of them first thing in the morning.