Sermorelin peptide therapy is used to treat children and adults suffering from growth hormone deficiency, or GHD. Sermorelin is a synthetic form of a naturally occurring peptide in your body that stimulates the production of human growth hormone (HGH).
Like HGH, sermorelin is given as a subcutaneous injection, but it is not HGH. Rather, sermorelin peptide therapy raises your HGH level by inducing your body to produce more HGH on its own. Depending on your diagnosis and symptoms for some individuals with GHD – particularly those diagnosed with “age-related” GHD — sermorelin may be a lower-cost alternative to HGH injections.
Sermorelin is a synthetic compound that mimics the effects of a naturally occurring hormone in your body, growth hormone releasing hormone or GHRH. GHRH belongs to a family of peptides that stimulate the production of HGH.
Sermorelin is prescribed in some cases to treat patients who have lower-than-normal HGH levels, but it is not HGH. HGH injections treat GHD and raise your level of HGH by immediately increasing the level of HGH in your bloodstream. Sermorelin peptide, on the other hand, induces your body to make more HGH on its own. In certain cases where your HGH levels are only slightly below normal, growth hormone peptide therapy like Sermorelin is all that it takes to bring your levels back into the normal range.
This medication belongs to a class of long-chain peptides called secretagogues. A secretagogue is a compound that stimulates the production and secretion of other biological compounds, such as hormones, enzymes, or neurotransmitters.
Each secretagogue is chemically specific to receptor sites on the organs or glands it targets. In the case of sermorelin, it is a synthetic drug molecularly identical to the growth hormone-releasing peptides (GHRP) naturally produced by your body that signal the pituitary gland to produce and release human growth hormone or HGH.
Because of its ability to stimulate HGH production, in some cases of growth hormone deficiency, particularly “adult-onset” or age-related growth hormone deficiency, sermorelin injections can be an alternative therapy to HGH injections.
Anyone who has been diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency could benefit from sermorelin peptide therapy. However, it is particularly effective in patients who have only a slightly less than normal HGH level for their age. In such patients, the proven ability of sermorelin to increase HGH production is sufficient to return their HGH levels to the normal range.
Your hormone levels are determined by an HGH test. Once your degree of HGH deficiency has been determined, your doctor can discuss which type of growth hormone therapy is right for you: sermorelin injections or HGH injections.
A clinical review of the effectiveness of sermorelin peptide therapy published in 2017 concluded that GHRPs such as sermorelin indeed provide benefits consistent with treating growth hormone deficiency; specifically, they found that “GHRPs decrease reactive oxygen species, enhance antioxidant defenses, and reduce inflammation.” The literature review further concluded that GHRPs like Sermorelin “exhibit a broad safety profile.”
Sermorelin peptide therapy is administered via subcutaneous injections. Your dosage of Sermorelin and how often you need to take it each week will be determined by your presenting symptoms, your wellness goals, and your overall lifestyle.
Like HGH injections, sermorelin comes in different doses, and also, like HGH, your prescription for this medication will be “titrated.” This means that you will start off with the lowest effective dose to see how your body reacts, and then over the course of your program -which is usually six months – you will be used to the maximum effective dose of Sermorelin.
For those who qualify, the benefits of sermorelin peptide therapy can be the same as traditional HGH injections, including:
Sermorelin is FDA-approved and generally recognized as safe when prescribed for patients with mild forms of GHD. However, like any prescription medication, sermorelin acetate can have some potential side effects.
The most likely side effect of sermorelin is injection site redness, pain, swelling, or irritation. These effects are short-lived and typically stop occurring as the individual becomes better at self-administering the injections and rotates his or her injection sites.
Other Possible but rare side effects of sermorelin therapy may include:
Again, these are just reported and possible side effects of this drug. Since sermorelin peptide is a synthetic form of a naturally occurring hormone made by your body, it tends to have a rather high safety profile, and side effects tend to be rare.
Sermorelin injections are considered a type of growth hormone therapy. However, they are not the same things as HGH injections. Both sermorelin and HGH are used to treat patients with growth hormone deficiency; however, they work differently.
Prescription growth hormone injections work by injecting HGH directly into the bloodstream. Sermorelin injections, on the other hand, help your body to make and release more HGH on its own.
For patients, particularly older men, who may be suffering from milder forms of age-related growth hormone deficiency, peptide therapies such as sermorelin injections may be a lower-cost alternative to actual HGH injections. Broadly speaking, sermorelin injections can provide qualified patients with similar benefits as HGH injections but are less costly per month and have fewer potential risks and side effects than actual growth hormone injections.
However, you must understand that, like HGH itself, sermorelin is only available with a doctor’s prescription and will only be prescribed for you once one of our licensed healthcare professionals has determined that you qualify for a sermorelin therapy through proper diagnosis and testing.
The cost of sermorelin varies by dose. In most cases, the recommended dosage of Sermorelin is 0.2–0.3 mcg once daily at bedtime by subcutaneous injection.
Sermorelin is sold as a sterile, non-pyrogenic, lyophilized powder intended for injection after reconstitution. The average price for Sermorelin is around $300 – $350 for a one-month supply. It is usually sold as:
Sermorelin Acetate 9mg/10ml vial
Sermorelin Acetate 15mg/10ml vial
Prices may vary; please check our website periodically for current pricing.
You need a legitimate doctor’s prescription in order to get Sermorelin. We can walk you through the process of getting a prescription for sermorelin, and should you qualify, you can do everything you need to do to get life-changing sermorelin peptide injections right here on our website. It starts with a consultation with one of our healthcare providers. This initial consultation can be done in person or via a telemedicine appointment.
You will be evaluated as a candidate for Sermorelin therapy during this virtual or in-person visit. If our healthcare professional feels you may be a good candidate for sermorelin peptide therapy, you will be directed to a lab near you to test your HGH levels.
If your test results suggest that you could indeed benefit from sermorelin peptide injections, you will be given a prescription for this medication. Then, you can go to our product page and order your Sermorelin online.
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