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GHRP-2 vs MK-677

Both are gh secretagogue compounds. Here's how they line up on the evidence — graded the same way.

GHRP-2MK-677
Evidence 6/10 7/10
ClassGH secretagogueGH secretagogue
SummaryGHRP-2 (pralmorelin) provokes a growth hormone pulse. It is an approved diagnostic in Japan, but the human therapeutic and anti-aging evidence is small and old.MK-677 reliably raises growth hormone and IGF-1, but disease trials failed and one was stopped for a heart-failure signal. Investigational, never approved.
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GHRP-2

GHRP-2 is one of those compounds with a real but narrow medical use that has been stretched far past what the evidence supports. In Japan it is an approved diagnostic tool: one dose triggers a measurable spike in growth hormone, which helps doctors check whether someone is making too little of it.…

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MK-677

MK-677, also called ibutamoren, is one of the odder entries you'll find in any peptide reference — because it isn't actually a peptide. It's a man-made molecule that tricks the body into releasing more of its own growth hormone. And unlike most of the products sold to the fitness and "anti-aging"…

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