Compare · GH secretagogue
GHRP-6 vs Tesamorelin
Both are gh secretagogue compounds. Here's how they line up on the evidence — graded the same way.
| GHRP-6 | Tesamorelin | |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Class | GH secretagogue | GH secretagogue |
| Summary | An old growth-hormone-releasing peptide that reliably raises GH and appetite in humans, but whose marketed muscle, fat-loss, and disease claims lack solid trials. | Tesamorelin is an FDA-approved GHRH analogue with solid RCT evidence for shrinking visceral fat in HIV-associated lipodystrophy, but little proof outside that group. |
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GHRP-6
GHRP-6 is one of the oldest lab-made peptides designed to nudge the body into releasing growth hormone. The basics of what it does in people are genuinely well understood: it raises growth hormone (GH, a hormone that helps the body grow and repair tissue), and it makes people hungry. What is…
Tesamorelin
Tesamorelin, sold as Egrifta, is one of the few peptides in this space that actually has strong, FDA-grade human evidence behind it. The catch: almost all of that evidence comes from one specific group of patients. And a lot of the way the compound gets marketed elsewhere goes well past what those…