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- US-licensed pharmacy
- Ships in 3 to 5 days
- Concentration
- Sermorelin
- Purity
- Provider reviewed
- Unit
- Monthly supply
- Category
- Longevity
Common questions
Is sermorelin the same as HGH?
Does sermorelin cause cancer?
How often is sermorelin injected?
Sermorelin
Your pituitary, prompted, not replaced.
Sermorelin is compounded by a licensed pharmacy for off-label adult use, prescribed to stimulate your own pituitary rather than introduce growth hormone directly. Your provider reviews your file and confirms it's clinically appropriate for you.
- Prompts your own GH
- Preserves pulsatile release
- At-home injection
- Provider-set dose
What's Included
- ✓Medication and supplies
- ✓Provider visit and unlimited follow-ups
- ✓Free expedited shipping
- ✓Injection home kit included
Pause, change, or cancel anytime from your account.
This medication is prepared by a licensed compounding pharmacy. Compounded medications are not reviewed by the FDA for safety or effectiveness and are dispensed only after a licensed provider determines they are appropriate for you.
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After checkout you complete a short medical review in your member portal, and a US-licensed provider reviews it before your sermorelin ships.
A straightforward path to care
Select your plan
Choose your treatment options and complete secure checkout. Then complete the online health intake.
Provider review
A licensed physician (MD) reviews your completed intake and prescribes sermorelin only if it is appropriate for you.
Ships to your door
A US-licensed pharmacy compounds your dose and ships it free in discreet packaging, with an injection kit.
Ongoing support
Message your care team with questions, and your provider can adjust your dose over time.
Prompts your own growth hormone
Sermorelin signals your pituitary to release your own growth hormone, rather than replacing the hormone from outside.
Preserves your natural GH pulses
It works with your pituitary's own pulsatile release pattern, rather than adding a constant supply from outside.
A simple at-home injection
A small subcutaneous injection you give yourself at night, with an injection kit included.
A provider sets your dose
A US-licensed provider reviews your history and goals first and sets your strength, with real pricing shown up front.
About Sermorelin
Sermorelin is a GHRH(1-29) analog, a lab-made copy of the first 29 amino acids of your body's own growth hormone-releasing hormone. Instead of putting growth hormone into your system directly, the way an rhGH injection does, it tells your pituitary gland to make and release its own, so your natural feedback loop and pulsatile release pattern stay intact. We want to be clear about the distinction, because marketing in this category often blurs it: sermorelin is not HGH, and your provider won't describe it as an equivalent.
- Stimulates your own pituitary rather than introducing exogenous growth hormone
- Acts on the GHRH pathway rather than supplying growth hormone directly
- Provider evaluation before prescribing
- Evidence disclosed honestly: mechanism is well established, long-term adult trial data is not
Sermorelin
binds GHRH receptors on your anterior pituitary
Pituitary gland
releases your own growth hormone in its natural pulses
Liver and tissues
respond to growth hormone as part of normal metabolism
Growth hormone is prompted from your own pituitary, not replaced from outside.
Sermorelin or Direct HGH
Two different approaches
| Sermorelin | Direct HGH | |
|---|---|---|
| How it works | Signals your pituitary to release your own growth hormone | Replaces growth hormone from an external source |
| Release pattern | Preserves your natural pulsatile release | Adds a continuous outside supply |
| Feedback control | Stays subject to your body's own feedback loops | Bypasses your body's feedback loops |
| Format | Small at-home subcutaneous injection | Growth hormone injection |
| Oversight | Provider-reviewed, prescribed off-label | Provider-reviewed, tightly restricted |
| Clinical context | Historical pediatric and diagnostic evidence; adult benefit claims need separate evidence | Diagnosed adult growth hormone deficiency |
What to expect
Sermorelin has historical FDA-approved uses in growth-hormone testing and pediatric growth-hormone deficiency. Those approvals do not establish adult benefits for energy, body composition, or aging. FDA determined in 2013 that the Geref products were not withdrawn for reasons of safety or effectiveness. That finding does not make this compounded preparation FDA approved or establish a predictable timeline for adult results.
Week 1 to 2
Start your injections
Begin your nightly subcutaneous dose after your provider confirms your prescription.
Week 3 to 6
Settle into the routine
Continue your regular dosing and message your care team anytime with questions.
Week 8 to 12
Check in with your provider
Your provider reviews how you are doing and can adjust your dose.
Ongoing
Provider tunes your plan
Your provider tailors your dose to your response and goals, with unlimited follow-ups.
Safety and side effects
This product is compounded by a licensed pharmacy and is not FDA-approved. It has not undergone FDA review for safety or efficacy; its adult use is off-label. Sermorelin is absolutely contraindicated in anyone with active or recent cancer, since stimulating growth hormone release carries theoretical risk in that setting. Reported reactions include nausea, dizziness, flushing, headache, a mild uptick in blood sugar, and irritation or redness at the injection site. Your provider will also weigh retinopathy, any pituitary tumor history, thyroid conditions, and diabetes before confirming a prescription, since each changes how closely you'll need to be monitored.
Common
- Redness or swelling at the injection site
- Flushing
- Headache
- Mild dizziness
Less common
- Nausea
- Drowsiness
- Joint aches or swelling
Seek care
- Allergic reaction such as rash, swelling, or trouble breathing
- It is not for anyone with an active cancer, since growth hormone can affect existing tumors
Sermorelin is compounded by a US-licensed pharmacy and prescribed off-label. It is not for anyone with active cancer or malignancy, and it is not for use during pregnancy or by anyone under 18. Tell your provider about every medication you take and any history of cancer before starting. This is not a complete list of side effects.
Frequently asked questions
Who shouldn't take sermorelin?
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An independent US-licensed clinician reviews every request. If they decide the treatment is not right for you, you get a full refund for the medication.
Prescriptions are filled by a US-licensed pharmacy and shipped free, in discreet packaging, on every plan.
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Compounded medications are prepared by a US-licensed pharmacy and are not reviewed by the FDA for safety or effectiveness. Products are dispensed only after a licensed provider determines they are appropriate. Information here is educational and is not a substitute for medical advice.