Apenas educação · revisão profissional necessária
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
Ler a página → 02HCG
Fertility · misused for weight loss
FDA-approved for specific uses · FDA weight-loss warning
Ler a página → 03Clomiphene & enclomiphene
Hormonal · off-label in men
Clomiphene approved · enclomiphene not approved
Ler a página → 04DHEA
Hormone precursor supplement
Supplement · one approved prescription form
Ler a página → 05Metformin
Metabolic · longevity conversation
FDA-approved for diabetes · longevity unproven
Ler a página → 06Berberine
Supplement compared to metformin
Supplement · small trials
Ler a página → 07PRP
Recovery / aesthetic procedure
Autologous · evidence varies by use
Ler a página → 08Exosomes
Regenerative marketing
No approved products · FDA warnings
Ler a página → 09Hyaluronic acid
Fillers, joints, skincare
Approved devices · cosmetic · supplement
Ler a página → 10Tretinoin
Skin · the evidence benchmark
FDA-approved prescription
Ler a página → 11Menopausal hormone therapy (oestrogen & progesterone)
Menopausal hormone therapy
FDA-approved products · compounded versions under review
Ler a página → 12Hormone pellet therapy
Hormone pellets
Compounded · not FDA-approved
Ler a página → 13Thyroid basics
Thyroid
Approved treatment · rule out first
Ler a página → 14Botulinum toxin (Botox and others)
Botulinum toxin
FDA-approved
Ler a página → 15Collagen biostimulators (Sculptra, Radiesse)
Collagen biostimulators
FDA-approved devices
Ler a página → 16PDO threads
PDO threads
Off-label device use
Ler a página → 17Microneedling and RF microneedling (Morpheus8)
Microneedling / RF
Cleared devices
Ler a página → 18HIFU (Ultraformer, Ultherapy)
HIFU
Cleared · modest
Ler a página → 19Cryolipolysis (CoolSculpting)
Cryolipolysis
Cleared for contouring
Ler a página → 20Hair-loss treatments
Hair-loss treatments
Two approved · rest weaker
Ler a página → 21Vitamin B12 injections
B12 injections
Deficiency treatment
Ler a página → 22Vitamin D
Vitamin D
Test and correct
Ler a página → 23Lipotropic (MIC / "Lipo") shots
Lipotropic shots
No controlled evidence
Ler a página → 24IV vitamin therapy
IV vitamin therapy
No evidence in healthy adults
Ler a página → 25Shockwave therapy (ESWT)
Shockwave therapy
Cleared · moderate evidence
Ler a página → 26Corticosteroid injections
Corticosteroid injections
Approved
Ler a página → 27Prolotherapy
Prolotherapy
Small trials
Ler a página →Educação geral · Não é orientação médica · Aprovação profissional necessária