Stimulates the pituitary GHRH receptor to increase endogenous growth hormone signaling and support age-related decline in the GH/IGF-1 axis.
View medication pageHormone Optimization
Hormone optimization therapies are designed to support signaling pathways that influence body composition, recovery, mood, and overall physiologic function. In this category, the focus is on compounds that interact with neuroendocrine pathways such as the growth hormone axis and oxytocin signaling, which may affect stress regulation, social bonding, and broader hormonal balance under prescriber supervision.
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Each medication below is grouped here because its mechanism, clinical use, or published literature helps explain why it fits this therapy category.
A neuropeptide hormone studied for effects on social bonding, stress signaling, and select neuroendocrine pathways relevant to hormone-focused care.
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These references support the positioning statements used on this therapy hub. They are intended as educational source material for patients and prescribers, not as a substitute for individualized medical judgment.
Classic trial showing growth hormone replacement increased lean body mass and skin thickness while reducing adipose tissue in older men, supporting the relevance of the GH axis in age-related physiologic decline.
PubMed →NAMS states that hormone therapy remains the most effective treatment for vasomotor symptoms, with individualized choice of dose, route, and regimen, and that women with a uterus using systemic estrogen generally need endometrial protection.
PubMed →The U.S. label describes estradiol patch use for menopausal vasomotor symptoms and includes application instructions that align with routine transdermal estradiol practice.
Full Text →This review supports oral micronized progesterone as an endometrial-protective partner to systemic estrogen when used in evidence-based sequential regimens.
PubMed →The consensus states that the only evidence-based indication for testosterone therapy in women is hypoactive sexual desire disorder, supporting careful and limited hormone-optimization positioning.
Full Text →ISSWSH provides practical guidance on patient selection, dosing, laboratory monitoring, and follow-up for systemic testosterone use in women with HSDD.
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