Nebulizers are electric- or battery-powered machines that turn liquid asthma medicine into a fine mist that's inhaled into the lungs. The user breathes in the mist through a mouthpiece or facemask. Nebulizers vary in size and shape, but can be a bit bulky and noisy and may need to be plugged in.
Growth hormone deficiency in adults is rare and may be caused by pituitary adenoma â a tumor on the pituitary gland â or treatment of the adenoma with surgery or radiotherapy. For adults who have a growth hormone deficiency, injections of human growth hormone can: 1  Increase exercise capacity.2  Increase bone density.rowth hormone is produced by the pituitary gland â a pea-sized structure at the base of the brain â to fuel childhood growth and help maintain tissues and organs throughout life.
Hormone therapy is used to: 1  Treat cancer. 2  Hormone therapy can lessen the chance that cancer will return or stop or slow its growth. 3  Ease cancer symptoms. 4  Hormone therapy may be used to reduce or prevent symptoms in men with prostate cancer who are not able to have surgery or radiation therapy.hen used with other treatments, hormone therapy can: 1  Make a tumor smaller before surgery or radiation therapy. 2  This is called neo-adjuvant therapy. 3  Lower the risk that cancer will come back after the main treatment. 4  This is called adjuvant therapy.