Growth Hormone Substitution in Adult Growth Hormone-Deficient Men Augments Androgen Effects on the Skin

    July 1997 in “ Clinical Endocrinology ”
    G.J. Blok, Hans de Boer, L.J.G. Gooren, E.A. van der Veen
    Studysummary This study found that administering growth hormone to adult men with GH deficiency increased their sexual hair scores, suggesting an auxiliary effect on androgen action in the skin.
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