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GHRP-2

Is GHRP-2 safe?

Short studies only; long-term unknown

CAnimal and cell studiesNot approvedas of 2026-10-26

The short human studies report no serious adverse events. Increased hunger is the one steady effect. No one has studied longer use in people. So the effects on blood sugar, cortisol and prolactin over months are unknown. The related peptide hexarelin does raise cortisol and prolactin for a short time. This matters because GHRP-2 shares its receptor. Products sold online face no checks for purity or sterility. 13

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Citations

  1. Laferrère 2005, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism: GHRP-2, like ghrelin, increases food intake in healthy men doi.org
  2. Growth Hormone and IGF Research 2023: GH response to the GHRP-2 test and pituitary function in 65 elderly patients before pituitary surgery doi.org
  3. Nijland 1998, Eur J Endocrinol: five days of subcutaneous GHRP-2 causes response attenuation without raising IGF-I in healthy young men pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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