What Is Recombinant Growth Hormone?
Recombinant growth hormone is currently the treatment of choice for growth hormone deficiency in adults and children. Recombinant growth hormone is a synthetic compound produced in a laboratory identical to human growth hormone. Recombinant growth hormone does not contain any human tissue. The technology takes advantage of the machinery found in bacteria to produce the growth hormone protein. There is no transmission of bacteria to humans or risk of contamination.