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Sermorelin and the replication problem

Purity across our Sermorelin samples ranged from 93.2% to 98.5%. Here is the context.

Sermorelin and the replication problem

Sermorelin is a ghrh analog with a development status of "previously fda-approved; now compounded". The Institute rates the strength of its published evidence as moderate. A truncated GHRH analog that stimulates the pituitary to release growth hormone, historically used in paediatric diagnostics.

The distinction that matters most when reading about Sermorelin is between what has been demonstrated and what has been proposed. Mechanistic plausibility is not evidence of effect, and a compound can have a well-characterised receptor interaction while producing no measurable clinical benefit. That gap is where most of the confusion in this space lives.

Where human data exists for Sermorelin, endpoints are frequently surrogate measures rather than outcomes people care about. A change in a biomarker is a reason to run a larger trial, not a reason to conclude the trial would succeed.

The Institute has independently tested 4 Sermorelin samples from 4 companies. 75% met their label claims on purity and content. Measured purity ranged from 93.2% to 98.5%, averaging 97%. 1 sample failed verification outright. Every specimen is published in full, including the laboratory that ran it.

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