Peptides for Menopause
The peptides people most often research for menopause, with how much evidence exists for each. A long list does not mean any of them is proven to work in people.
Medically reviewed by Juan Pablo Frías, MD · · DisclosureUpdated
- Peptides listed
- 8
- With human trials
- 0
- FDA approved (any use)
- 5
- Searches per month
- 2,290
Showing 8 peptides · ordered by search interest for this goal
- SermorelinGHRH analogNo study with an outcome for menopausePubMed search, 2 Oct 2026Human0Animal0Summarised0Compounded by prescriptionFor menopauseOverview
- TirzepatideGLP-1 / GIP dual agonistNo study with an outcome for menopausePubMed search, 2 Oct 2026Human8Animal7Summarised0FDA approved (Mounjaro, Zepbound)For menopauseOverview
- IpamorelinGHRP (ghrelin receptor agonist)No study with an outcome for menopausePubMed search, 2 Oct 2026Human0Animal0Summarised0Not FDA approved · research chemicalFor menopauseOverview
- hCGGonadotropinNo study with an outcome for menopausePubMed search, 2 Oct 2026Human258Animal15Summarised0FDA approved (prescription only)Overview
- Kisspeptin-10GnRH stimulatorNo study with an outcome for menopausePubMed search, 2 Oct 2026Human3Animal1Summarised0Not FDA approved · research chemicalFor menopauseOverview
- BPC-157Gastric pentadecapeptideNo study with an outcome for menopausePubMed search, 2 Oct 2026Human0Animal0Summarised0PCAC voted 8–6 for 503A (Jul 2026)Overview
- MOTS-cMitochondrial-derived peptideAnimal evidence, 2 of 4Journal of molecular medicine 2019, PMID 30725119Human1Animal0Summarised2PCAC voted 7–5 for 503A (Jul 2026)Overview
- HGHRecombinant growth hormoneNo study with an outcome for menopausePubMed search, 2 Oct 2026Human61Animal1Summarised0FDA approved (prescription only)Overview
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Search interest is not evidence
This list follows what people search for and discuss. It says nothing about how well any peptide works.Animal results may not carry over
Doses, routes and effects seen in rodents or cell dishes often have no tested human equivalent.Approval covers specific uses
An FDA approval applies to the conditions and doses on the label, not to every goal a drug is searched with.Combinations are a separate question
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- peptides for menopause1,300/mo
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- menopause peptides170/mo
- peptides for menopausal women140/mo
- best peptides for menopausal women70/mo
- peptide therapy for menopause50/mo
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- 1MOTS-c peptide regulates adipose homeostasis to prevent ovariectomy-induced metabolic dysfunction.Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2019PMID 30725119Accessed 2 Oct 2026
- 2PubMed search: (sermorelin[tiab] OR Geref[tiab]) (34 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 3PubMed search: (sermorelin[tiab] OR "GHRH(1-29)"[tiab] OR "GRF(1-29)"[tiab] OR "GHRH 1-29"[tiab]) AND (elderly[tiab] OR aging[tiab] OR "older adults"[tiab] OR adults[tiab]) AND (treatment[tiab] OR therapy[tiab] OR administration[tiab]) (15 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 4PubMed search: (sermorelin[tiab] OR Geref[tiab]) AND (half-life[tiab] OR pharmacokinetic*[tiab]) (2 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 5PubMed search: tirzepatide[ti] AND (SURMOUNT[tiab] OR SURPASS[tiab]) AND randomized controlled trial[pt] (93 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 6PubMed search: tirzepatide[ti] AND (SURPASS-2 OR SURPASS-3 OR SURPASS-4 OR SURPASS-5 OR "versus semaglutide" OR "SURPASS-CVOT" OR dulaglutide) (143 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 7PubMed search: tirzepatide[ti] AND (steatohepatitis OR NASH OR "heart failure" OR HFpEF OR "preserved ejection" OR cardiovascular) (410 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 8PubMed search: tirzepatide[ti] AND (SURPASS-2 OR SURPASS-3 OR SURPASS-1 OR SURPASS-5 OR "SURPASS J-mono") AND randomized controlled trial[pt] (24 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 9PubMed search: tirzepatide[ti] AND (steatohepatitis OR "heart failure" OR "SUMMIT" OR "SYNERGY-NASH" OR "phase 2") AND randomized controlled trial[pt] (21 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 10PubMed search: tirzepatide[tiab] AND (meta-analysis[pt] OR systematic review[pt]) AND (weight OR glycemic OR HbA1c OR obesity) (178 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 11PubMed search: tirzepatide[tiab] AND (pharmacokinetic*[tiab] OR half-life[tiab]) AND humans[mh] (49 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 12PubMed search: tirzepatide[ti] AND (insulin degludec OR "SURPASS-3") AND "type 2 diabetes"[ti] AND randomized controlled trial[pt] (8 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 13PubMed search: tirzepatide[ti] AND (cardiovascular outcomes OR "SURPASS-CVOT" OR "major adverse") (228 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 14PubMed search: tirzepatide[tiab] AND (depression OR anxiety OR ADHD OR osteoporosis OR "bone mineral" OR menopause OR "rheumatoid" OR arthritis OR testosterone) (121 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 15PubMed search: tirzepatide[tiab] AND ("body composition"[tiab] OR "lean mass"[tiab] OR "visceral fat"[tiab] OR "fat mass"[tiab]) AND humans[mh] (91 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 16PubMed search: tirzepatide[tiab] AND (blood pressure[tiab] OR cholesterol[tiab] OR lipid*[tiab]) AND (randomized controlled trial[pt] OR meta-analysis[pt]) (58 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 17PubMed search: tirzepatide[tiab] AND (SURPASS-CVOT OR "cardiovascular events" ) AND "dulaglutide"[tiab] AND randomized controlled trial[pt] (6 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 18PubMed search: tirzepatide[tiab] AND (depression[tiab] OR anxiety[tiab] OR "mental health"[tiab] OR ADHD[tiab] OR "binge eating"[tiab]) AND (randomized controlled trial[pt] OR clinical trial[pt]) (3 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 19PubMed search: tirzepatide[tiab] AND (menopaus*[tiab] OR PCOS[tiab] OR "polycystic"[tiab] OR testosterone[tiab] OR hypogonadism[tiab]) (55 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 20PubMed search: ipamorelin[tiab] (50 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 21PubMed search: ipamorelin[tiab] AND (half-life[tiab] OR pharmacokinetic*[tiab]) (4 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 22PubMed search: ("human chorionic gonadotropin"[tiab] OR hCG[tiab]) AND (hypogonadism[tiab] OR "male infertility"[tiab] OR hypogonadotropic[tiab] OR testosterone[tiab]) AND (randomized controlled trial[pt] OR meta-analysis[pt]) (97 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 23PubMed search: ("human chorionic gonadotropin"[tiab] OR hCG[tiab]) AND (obesity[tiab] OR "weight loss"[tiab]) AND (randomized controlled trial[pt] OR meta-analysis[pt] OR systematic review[pt]) (11 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 24PubMed search: ("human chorionic gonadotropin"[tiab] OR hCG[tiab]) AND (testosterone replacement[tiab] OR TRT[tiab] OR "anabolic steroid"[tiab] OR bodybuilder*[tiab] OR "lean body mass"[tiab] OR "muscle"[tiab]) AND humans[mh] (260 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 25PubMed search: ("human chorionic gonadotropin"[tiab] OR hCG[tiab]) AND (half-life[tiab] OR pharmacokinetic*[tiab]) AND men[tiab] NOT pregnan*[tiab] (9 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 26PubMed search: ("kisspeptin-10"[tiab] OR "kisspeptin 10"[tiab]) AND humans[mh] (110 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 27PubMed search: (kisspeptin[tiab]) AND humans[mh] AND (randomized controlled trial[pt] OR clinical trial[pt]) (54 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 28PubMed search: kisspeptin[tiab] AND (half-life[tiab] OR pharmacokinetic*[tiab]) AND humans[mh] (13 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 29PubMed search: kisspeptin[tiab] AND humans[mh] AND (men[tiab] OR male[tiab]) AND (testosterone[tiab] OR hypogonadism[tiab]) (90 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 30PubMed search: kisspeptin[tiab] AND (menopaus*[tiab] OR postmenopaus*[tiab]) (89 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 31PubMed search: kisspeptin[tiab] AND (liver[tiab] OR NAFLD[tiab] OR hepatic[tiab]) (68 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 32PubMed search: "BPC-157"[tiab] OR BPC157[tiab] OR "body protection compound"[tiab] OR "pentadecapeptide BPC"[tiab] (230 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 33PubMed search: ("BPC-157"[tiab] OR BPC157[tiab] OR "body protection compound"[tiab]) AND (half-life[tiab] OR pharmacokinetic*[tiab]) (7 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 34PubMed search: "BPC-157"[tiab] AND humans[mh] (52 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 35PubMed search: ("BPC-157"[tiab] OR BPC157[tiab] OR "body protection compound"[tiab] OR "pentadecapeptide BPC"[tiab]) AND (patients[tiab] OR clinical trial[pt] OR randomized[tiab]) (25 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 36PubMed search: ("BPC-157"[tiab] OR BPC157[tiab] OR "body protection compound"[tiab] OR "pentadecapeptide BPC"[tiab]) AND (colitis[tiab] OR inflammatory bowel[tiab]) (48 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 37PubMed search: ("BPC-157"[tiab] OR BPC157[tiab] OR "body protection compound"[tiab] OR "pentadecapeptide BPC"[tiab]) AND (tendon[tiab] OR ligament[tiab] OR muscle[tiab] OR bone[tiab] OR arthritis[tiab]) (58 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 38PubMed search: ("BPC-157"[tiab] OR BPC157[tiab] OR "body protection compound"[tiab] OR "pentadecapeptide BPC"[tiab]) AND (nerve[tiab] OR neuropath*[tiab] OR spinal[tiab] OR liver[tiab] OR wound[tiab] OR burn[tiab]) (90 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 39PubMed search: (somatropin[tiab] OR "recombinant human growth hormone"[tiab] OR rhGH[tiab] OR "growth hormone replacement"[tiab] OR "growth hormone treatment"[tiab] OR "growth hormone therapy"[tiab]) AND adult*[tiab] AND (meta-analysis[pt] OR systematic review[pt]) (68 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 40PubMed search: (somatropin[tiab] OR "recombinant human growth hormone"[tiab] OR rhGH[tiab] OR "growth hormone replacement"[tiab] OR "growth hormone treatment"[tiab] OR "growth hormone therapy"[tiab]) AND ("growth hormone deficiency"[tiab]) AND adult*[tiab] AND randomized controlled trial[pt] (66 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 41PubMed search: (somatropin[tiab] OR "recombinant human growth hormone"[tiab] OR rhGH[tiab] OR "growth hormone replacement"[tiab] OR "growth hormone treatment"[tiab] OR "growth hormone therapy"[tiab]) AND (elderly[tiab] OR "older adults"[tiab] OR healthy[tiab]) AND (systematic review[pt] OR meta-analysis[pt]) (8 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 42PubMed search: (somatropin[tiab] OR "recombinant human growth hormone"[tiab] OR rhGH[tiab] OR "growth hormone replacement"[tiab] OR "growth hormone treatment"[tiab] OR "growth hormone therapy"[tiab]) AND (athlet*[tiab] OR "physical performance"[tiab] OR "recreational"[tiab]) AND (randomized controlled trial[pt] OR systematic review[pt]) (20 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 43PubMed search: (somatropin[tiab] OR "recombinant human growth hormone"[tiab] OR rhGH[tiab] OR "growth hormone replacement"[tiab] OR "growth hormone treatment"[tiab] OR "growth hormone therapy"[tiab]) AND sleep[tiab] AND (randomized controlled trial[pt] OR clinical trial[pt]) (12 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 44PubMed search: (somatropin[tiab] OR "recombinant human growth hormone"[tiab] OR rhGH[tiab] OR "growth hormone replacement"[tiab] OR "growth hormone treatment"[tiab] OR "growth hormone therapy"[tiab]) AND (tendon[tiab] OR collagen[tiab] OR "wound healing"[tiab] OR fracture[tiab]) AND (randomized controlled trial[pt] OR clinical trial[pt] OR meta-analysis[pt]) (55 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 45PubMed search: (somatropin[tiab] OR "recombinant human growth hormone"[tiab] OR rhGH[tiab] OR "growth hormone replacement"[tiab] OR "growth hormone treatment"[tiab] OR "growth hormone therapy"[tiab]) AND (cardiovascular[tiab] OR cardiac[tiab] OR "blood pressure"[tiab] OR cholesterol[tiab] OR lipid*[tiab]) AND adult*[tiab] AND (meta-analysis[pt] OR systematic review[pt] OR randomized controlled trial[pt]) (77 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 46PubMed search: (somatropin[tiab] OR "recombinant human growth hormone"[tiab] OR rhGH[tiab] OR "growth hormone replacement"[tiab] OR "growth hormone treatment"[tiab] OR "growth hormone therapy"[tiab]) AND (diabetes[tiab] OR "insulin resistance"[tiab] OR glucose[tiab]) AND adult*[tiab] AND (meta-analysis[pt] OR systematic review[pt] OR randomized controlled trial[pt]) (52 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 47PubMed search: (somatropin[tiab] OR "recombinant human growth hormone"[tiab] OR rhGH[tiab] OR "growth hormone replacement"[tiab] OR "growth hormone treatment"[tiab] OR "growth hormone therapy"[tiab]) AND (skin[tiab] OR hair[tiab] OR aging[tiab]) AND (randomized controlled trial[pt] OR clinical trial[pt]) (30 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
- 48PubMed search: (somatropin[tiab] OR "recombinant human growth hormone"[tiab] OR rhGH[tiab] OR "growth hormone replacement"[tiab] OR "growth hormone treatment"[tiab] OR "growth hormone therapy"[tiab]) AND ("sexual function"[tiab] OR libido[tiab] OR "erectile"[tiab] OR "quality of life"[tiab]) AND adult*[tiab] AND (randomized controlled trial[pt] OR meta-analysis[pt]) (29 results)PubMed · 2026pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAccessed 2 Oct 2026
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