Education only · provider review required
Adjacent medicines & therapies
The medicines people research alongside peptides
Hormones, metabolic drugs and regenerative procedures come up in the same conversations as peptides. These pages explain each one the same way: what it is, what is approved, where the evidence stands — and nothing about how to use it.
Most of these are approved prescription medicines with decades of data, which puts them in a different category from research peptides. A few are supplements or procedures with thin evidence and heavy marketing. The status line on each card is the honest summary.
Testosterone therapy
Hormonal · approved for hypogonadism
FDA-approved · Schedule III
Read the page → 02HCG
Fertility · misused for weight loss
FDA-approved for specific uses · FDA weight-loss warning
Read the page → 03Clomiphene & enclomiphene
Hormonal · off-label in men
Clomiphene approved · enclomiphene not approved
Read the page → 04DHEA
Hormone precursor supplement
Supplement · one approved prescription form
Read the page → 05Metformin
Metabolic · longevity conversation
FDA-approved for diabetes · longevity unproven
Read the page → 06Berberine
Supplement compared to metformin
Supplement · small trials
Read the page → 07PRP
Recovery / aesthetic procedure
Autologous · evidence varies by use
Read the page → 08Exosomes
Regenerative marketing
No approved products · FDA warnings
Read the page → 09Hyaluronic acid
Fillers, joints, skincare
Approved devices · cosmetic · supplement
Read the page → 10Tretinoin
Skin · the evidence benchmark
FDA-approved prescription
Read the page → 11Menopausal hormone therapy (oestrogen & progesterone)
Menopausal hormone therapy
FDA-approved products · compounded versions under review
Read the page → 12Hormone pellet therapy
Hormone pellets
Compounded · not FDA-approved
Read the page → 13Thyroid basics
Thyroid
Approved treatment · rule out first
Read the page → 14Botulinum toxin (Botox and others)
Botulinum toxin
FDA-approved
Read the page → 15Collagen biostimulators (Sculptra, Radiesse)
Collagen biostimulators
FDA-approved devices
Read the page → 16PDO threads
PDO threads
Off-label device use
Read the page → 17Microneedling and RF microneedling (Morpheus8)
Microneedling / RF
Cleared devices
Read the page → 18HIFU (Ultraformer, Ultherapy)
HIFU
Cleared · modest
Read the page → 19Cryolipolysis (CoolSculpting)
Cryolipolysis
Cleared for contouring
Read the page → 20Hair-loss treatments
Hair-loss treatments
Two approved · rest weaker
Read the page → 21Vitamin B12 injections
B12 injections
Deficiency treatment
Read the page → 22Vitamin D
Vitamin D
Test and correct
Read the page → 23Lipotropic (MIC / "Lipo") shots
Lipotropic shots
No controlled evidence
Read the page → 24IV vitamin therapy
IV vitamin therapy
No evidence in healthy adults
Read the page → 25Shockwave therapy (ESWT)
Shockwave therapy
Cleared · moderate evidence
Read the page → 26Corticosteroid injections
Corticosteroid injections
Approved
Read the page → 27Prolotherapy
Prolotherapy
Small trials
Read the page →General education · Not medical advice · Provider approval required