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Peptides for performance & muscle in women

Growth-hormone secretagogues and performance peptides are a clear case of the male-default problem: female dosing is almost always inferred from studies run in men. The result is confident-sounding numbers online with little female evidence underneath them.

15 compounds indexed · 14 with a completed female-evidence review

These profiles separate what was measured in women from what was assumed. The study counts make the extrapolation visible instead of hiding it.

Performance & Muscle peptides, graded by evidence

GDF-8 (Myostatin)D
GDF-8 (Myostatin): of 4,330 PubMed records, 934 are tagged as including female subjects and 30 carry a sex-analysis tag.
AICARB
AICAR: of 2,496 PubMed records, 329 are tagged as including female subjects and 2 carry a sex-analysis tag.
GHRP-6C
GHRP-6: of 671 PubMed records, 163 are tagged as including female subjects and 2 carry a sex-analysis tag.
SermorelinB
Sermorelin: of 369 PubMed records, 151 are tagged as including female subjects and 1 carry a sex-analysis tag.
HexarelinC
Hexarelin: of 291 PubMed records, 97 are tagged as including female subjects and 2 carry a sex-analysis tag.
GHRP-2B
GHRP-2: of 221 PubMed records, 80 are tagged as including female subjects and 2 carry a sex-analysis tag.
IGF-1 DESD
IGF-1 DES: of 205 PubMed records, 47 are tagged as including female subjects and 0 carry a sex-analysis tag.
MK-677B
MK-677: of 117 PubMed records, 25 are tagged as including female subjects and 1 carry a sex-analysis tag.
IGF-1 LR3D
IGF-1 LR3: of 23 PubMed records, 14 are tagged as including female subjects and 0 carry a sex-analysis tag.
IpamorelinC
Ipamorelin: of 49 PubMed records, 14 are tagged as including female subjects and 0 carry a sex-analysis tag.
ACE-031C
ACE-031: of 48 PubMed records, 11 are tagged as including female subjects and 0 carry a sex-analysis tag.
Follistatin-344D
Follistatin-344: of 12 PubMed records, 4 are tagged as including female subjects and 0 carry a sex-analysis tag.
CJC-1295 with DACC
CJC-1295 with DAC: of 32 PubMed records, 2 are tagged as including female subjects and 0 carry a sex-analysis tag.
CJC-1295 Without DACD
CJC-1295 Without DAC: of 5 PubMed records, 1 are tagged as including female subjects and 0 carry a sex-analysis tag.
2X Blend CJC-1295 WO DAC (5mg) / Ipamorelin·
Multi-ingredient blend, its female evidence is reviewed per ingredient, not for the combination.

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Questions about peptides for performance & muscle in women

How many peptides for performance & muscle are in the database?

This research area indexes 15 compounds, of which 14 have completed a full sex-disaggregated evidence review. Each profile reports how many indexed studies included female subjects.

Are these peptides actually studied in women?

It varies by compound and is often less than in men. For every compound in this area we report the total indexed study count, how many included female subjects, and how many reported outcomes by sex — and we mark "unstudied" where no qualifying female study exists rather than extrapolating from male data.

How is each peptide's evidence grade decided?

Every compound's A–E grade is derived from published study fields by a fixed, transparent rubric. Grade A requires human evidence that included female subjects; grade E means anecdotal, in-vitro, or no indexed studies. The derivation is shown on every profile.

Educational information for laboratory and research use only. Not medical advice, a recommendation, or a claim of safety or efficacy; no personal dosing. “Unstudied” means no qualifying study was found, not that a compound is safe or unsafe.