🧬 **What Is Sermorelin?**
 
**Sermorelin** is a synthetic peptide that mimics **growth hormone–releasing hormone (GHRH)** — the hormone your hypothalamus naturally produces to stimulate the **pituitary gland** to release **growth hormone (GH)**.
 
It is used primarily in **anti-aging medicine**, **hormone replacement therapy (HRT)**, and occasionally in children with **growth hormone deficiency**.
 
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### 💡 **Key Features:**
 
* **Type:** Synthetic peptide (29 amino acids)
* **Function:** Stimulates the natural release of growth hormone
* **Mechanism:** Binds to GHRH receptors in the pituitary to boost GH secretion
 
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### ✅ **Benefits (Mostly Anecdotal or Off-Label in Adults):**
 
* Increased **lean body mass**
* Decreased **body fat**
* Improved **sleep quality**
* Enhanced **recovery**, **energy**, and **libido**
* Support for **anti-aging** and **cognitive function**
 
> ⚠️ **Note:** Sermorelin stimulates your body's own GH production, which is different from injecting synthetic growth hormone directly. This may lead to a more **physiological and regulated** GH release.
 
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### 💉 **Administration:**
 
* Typically given as a **daily subcutaneous injection**, often at night to mimic the body’s natural GH rhythm.
 
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### ⚖️ **Safety and Side Effects:**
 
**Generally well tolerated**, but possible side effects include:
 
* Redness or swelling at the injection site
* Headaches
* Nausea
* Flushing
* Rare allergic reactions
 
Because it promotes your **natural GH axis**, the risk of hormone overdose or suppression (as with synthetic GH) is reduced.
 
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### 📋 **Regulatory Status:**
 
* FDA-approved for **GH deficiency in children** (no longer widely used for this since newer GH therapies are more common)
* **Off-label** in adults, often prescribed by **anti-aging or hormone clinics**
* Not approved as a general performance-enhancing or anti-aging drug