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CJC-1295 vs Ipamorelin
The honest difference
Both raise growth hormone in people, but nobody has shown that actually helps. Neither is licensed, and both are banned in sport.
Peptide
CJC-1295
Grade C: early / limited human data
Why people buy it
People take it to build muscle, lose fat and recover faster. It makes your body release more growth hormone.
Bottom line
It raises growth hormone, but nobody has shown that helps. Long-term safety is unknown.
- UK status
- Not a licensed medicine in the UK. The MHRA has granted no marketing authorisation for CJC-1295 for any indication.
- Sport / WADA
- Prohibited at all times (in- and out-of-competition) under section S2 of the WADA Prohibited List, as a growth hormone-releasing factor / GHRH analogue.
Peptide
Ipamorelin
Grade C: early / limited human data
Why people buy it
People buy it to build muscle, lose fat, recover faster, sleep better and slow ageing. It makes the body release a burst of its own growth hormone.
Bottom line
It does raise growth hormone in people. Nobody has shown that helps you.
- UK status
- Not a licensed UK medicine and holds no MHRA marketing authorisation.
- Sport / WADA
- Prohibited at all times under WADA category S2 (peptide hormones, growth factors, related substances) as a growth hormone secretagogue / GHS-R agonist.
Grades are about evidence in humans, not about whether something is right for you. Nothing here is dosing advice. Talk to a qualified clinician before any health decision.
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