Clear answers.
Closer to the evidence.
Practical guides and side-by-side comparisons to help you understand peptides before choosing a provider.
New to sermorelin?
Start with the essentials.
What sermorelin is, how it differs from HGH, and what a compounded prescription does—and does not—tell you.
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7 guidesHow to choose a sermorelin provider
Check the prescriber, dispensing pharmacy, formulation, evidence, full cost and follow-up before choosing a sermorelin provider or paying for an assessment.
Read guideWhat does sermorelin cost?
Compare sermorelin quotes by supply, billing cycle, consultation, labs and renewal terms. Understand why a monthly headline is not a complete treatment cost.
Read guideSermorelin for weight loss
What sermorelin weight-loss claims can and cannot establish, why tesamorelin findings are different, and how to assess evidence before paying for a program.
Read guideSermorelin for women
Evaluate sermorelin claims for women by study population, exact formulation and clinical goal. Separate menopause marketing from evidence for a specific treatment.
Read guideSermorelin side effects
Sermorelin side effects in historical Geref records, the limits of those data for adults, and practical safety questions to ask about a compounded prescription.
Read guideSermorelin vs HGH
Sermorelin signals growth hormone release; HGH supplies the hormone itself. Compare the mechanism, diagnostic questions, evidence and costs without treating them as equals.
Read guideWhat is sermorelin?
Sermorelin stimulates growth hormone release. Learn how it differs from HGH, what happened to Geref, and what a compounded prescription does and does not mean.
Read guideCompare peptides
5 guidesCJC-1295 vs sermorelin
Same class, and the CJC-1295 you are quoted may be either of two molecules.
Read comparisonGHRH analogs vs ghrelin mimetics
Four of these five reach the pituitary one way. The fifth does not.
Read comparisonSermorelin vs ipamorelin
Different receptors, very different clearance, and only one ever approved.
Read comparisonTesamorelin vs ipamorelin
Sold as a pair by some sellers, and their half-lives sit at opposite ends.
Read comparisonTesamorelin vs sermorelin
Compare tesamorelin’s specific approved uses with sermorelin’s historical approval.
Read comparisonUnderstand the other peptides
13 guidesCan you buy ipamorelin on its own?
What the listings actually sell when they say ipamorelin.
Read guideCJC-1295 and ipamorelin: how long until results?
What has been timed in people, one molecule at a time, and what nobody has tested together.
Read guideDoes ipamorelin raise cortisol?
The claim, the paper it comes from, and the comparator it was measured against.
Read guideDoes tesamorelin help build muscle?
Lean mass rose in its approval trials, in adults with HIV. Strength wasn't one of the things measured.
Read guideHow long does tesamorelin take to work?
Its trials measured at week twenty-six and again at week fifty-two, and measured what happened after stopping.
Read guideIpamorelin side effects
What the one trial in patients recorded, what the FDA flagged, and how much of the rest is untested.
Read guideIs CJC-1295 safe?
Reported side effects, FDA warnings and the limits of the human safety evidence.
Read guideIs tesamorelin safe?
What its label warns about, who it is ruled out for, and what it says about cancer.
Read guideWhat does CJC-1295 do?
It raises growth hormone for days in the one form tested in people. The other form has no human study.
Read guideWhat is ipamorelin?
A short synthetic peptide that works through the ghrelin receptor, with no approved use anywhere.
Read guideWhat is tesamorelin?
What the label approves it for, how it works, and three half-lives from three labels.
Read guideWhich CJC-1295 are you buying?
Two molecules, one name on the shelf, and the largest gap on the chart.
Read guideWhich of these is FDA approved?
Three recorded statuses across five molecules, and what each one means.
Read guidePut your research to work.
Compare quoted costs, prepare provider questions or explore half-life estimates.