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Always consult your doctor before making decisions about peptide therapies or any health treatment

We do not prescribe GH-releasing peptides to patients whose IGF-1 is already in the high-normal range for their age, because stimulating further GH elevation in that context produces diminishing returns and increases the theoretical risk of side effects from GH excess

Its anti-inflammatory effects are secondary to its primary mechanism: accelerating tissue repair through angiogenesis, growth factor upregulation, and nitric oxide system modulation

Whereas, with placebo treatment, retinopathy continued to progress as the visual acuity was reduced by 3.2% (left) and 7.5% (right), assessed by the Snellen Chart

Q8: What are the most commonly reported side effects