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Peptides for weight & metabolism in women

GLP-1 receptor agonists and related metabolic peptides are among the few classes with genuine, often majority-female trial evidence. That makes this the area where honest sex-disaggregated reporting can actually favour women — but it also carries female-specific questions the trials largely skipped, including how slowed gastric emptying can affect oral contraceptive absorption.

24 compounds indexed · 20 with a completed female-evidence review

We frame this area with eating-disorder awareness and without weight-loss hype. Each profile reports what was studied, in whom, and what remains unestablished for women specifically.

Weight & Metabolic peptides, graded by evidence

CCK-8A
CCK-8: of 32,441 PubMed records, 6,446 are tagged as including female subjects and 13 carry a sex-analysis tag.
SecretinA
Secretin: of 7,331 PubMed records, 1,932 are tagged as including female subjects and 13 carry a sex-analysis tag.
LiraglutideA
Liraglutide: of 5,517 PubMed records, 1,339 are tagged as including female subjects and 18 carry a sex-analysis tag.
SemaglutideA
Semaglutide: of 5,189 PubMed records, 1,116 are tagged as including female subjects and 14 carry a sex-analysis tag.
IrisinD
Irisin: of 2,888 PubMed records, 787 are tagged as including female subjects and 19 carry a sex-analysis tag.
TirzepatideA
Tirzepatide: of 2,288 PubMed records, 443 are tagged as including female subjects and 5 carry a sex-analysis tag.
LinaclotideA
Linaclotide: of 467 PubMed records, 106 are tagged as including female subjects and 2 carry a sex-analysis tag.
MOTS-cD
MOTS-c: of 304 PubMed records, 58 are tagged as including female subjects and 1 carry a sex-analysis tag.
TesamorelinA
Tesamorelin: of 103 PubMed records, 32 are tagged as including female subjects and 1 carry a sex-analysis tag.
PlecanatideA
Plecanatide: of 125 PubMed records, 22 are tagged as including female subjects and 0 carry a sex-analysis tag.
RetatrutideB
Retatrutide: of 158 PubMed records, 20 are tagged as including female subjects and 2 carry a sex-analysis tag.
CagrilintideB
Cagrilintide: of 109 PubMed records, 18 are tagged as including female subjects and 0 carry a sex-analysis tag.
TesofensineB
Tesofensine: of 56 PubMed records, 12 are tagged as including female subjects and 1 carry a sex-analysis tag.
SurvodutideB
Survodutide: of 71 PubMed records, 10 are tagged as including female subjects and 1 carry a sex-analysis tag.
MazdutideB
Mazdutide: of 46 PubMed records, 8 are tagged as including female subjects and 0 carry a sex-analysis tag.
AOD-9604C
AOD-9604: of 22 PubMed records, 3 are tagged as including female subjects and 0 carry a sex-analysis tag.
5-Amino-1MQD
5-Amino-1MQ: of 3 PubMed records, 2 are tagged as including female subjects and 0 carry a sex-analysis tag.
AdipotideD
Adipotide: of 4 PubMed records, 2 are tagged as including female subjects and 0 carry a sex-analysis tag.
HGH Fragment 176-191D
HGH Fragment 176-191: of 3 PubMed records, 1 are tagged as including female subjects and 0 carry a sex-analysis tag.
SLU-PP-332D
SLU-PP-332: of 10 PubMed records, 0 are tagged as including female subjects and 0 carry a sex-analysis tag.
4X Blend (Methionine / Choline / Carnitine / Dexpanthenol)·
Multi-ingredient blend, its female evidence is reviewed per ingredient, not for the combination.
8X Blend (L-Carnitine / L-Arginine / Methionine / Inositol / Choline / B6 / B5 / B12)·
Multi-ingredient blend, its female evidence is reviewed per ingredient, not for the combination.
Cagrilintide (2.5mg) / GLP-1 S·
Multi-ingredient blend, its female evidence is reviewed per ingredient, not for the combination.
Cagrilintide (5mg) / GLP-1 S·
Multi-ingredient blend, its female evidence is reviewed per ingredient, not for the combination.

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Questions about peptides for weight & metabolic in women

How many peptides for weight & metabolic are in the database?

This research area indexes 24 compounds, of which 20 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.