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As you get older, your body makes less growth hormone.These peptides may help it make more of its own.
Instead of injecting artificial growth hormone (HGH), these peptides may help your body make more of its own. A registered South African doctor prescribes them, and Clarve’s own licensed pharmacy makes them from lab-tested ingredients.
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Taking longer to recover after exercise, sleeping badly and running out of energy by the afternoon? This might be for you.
One reason can be that your body makes less growth hormone as you get older, and growth hormone plays a part in how you recover, sleep and keep your energy up.
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Your body takes longer to bounce back than it used to
Your muscles stay sore for days after training, when they used to feel fine the next morning. You wake up tired after a full night in bed, and your energy is gone by mid-afternoon.
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Your GP couldn't help
You told your GP you feel run down and recover slowly, and were told it is just age. If you asked about peptides, you probably got a flat no, because most GPs do not work with them.
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You won't inject what you can't trust
You don't want to inject growth hormone that someone at the gym or a seller on WhatsApp sold you without a prescription, with no way of knowing the dose or what is really inside.
As you get older, the signal that tells your body to make its own growth hormone gets weaker. These peptides may help strengthen that signal again.
Your body makes its own growth hormone when your brain sends it a signal. That signal weakens with age, which is one of the main reasons your levels drop. Ipamorelin and CJC-1295 may help strengthen that signal again, so your body makes more of its own, instead of you injecting artificial growth hormone.
Two peptides that may help your body make more of its own growth hormone.
Read how each one works and who it suits, so you know what to ask the doctor at your consult.
Ipamorelinone signal, and the simpler place to start.
Ipamorelin is a peptide that tells your pituitary gland, the small gland at the base of your brain that releases growth hormone, to release a short burst of your own. Older peptides like it could also raise cortisol, your stress hormone. Ipamorelin may help avoid that, which is why people who want to start carefully often start here.
How it works
- It may help your body release a short burst of its own growth hormone, so you are not injecting artificial growth hormone.
- It may do this without also raising cortisol, your stress hormone, which older peptides like it often did.
- It works through a different signal than CJC-1295, which is why the two are often paired.
Is it for you?
For you if
- People who want more of their own growth hormone, without injecting artificial growth hormone
- People who track their sleep, recovery and blood tests, and want to start with the simpler option
- Anyone who wants a doctor to check them first and a medicine made from lab-tested ingredients, not one bought without a prescription
Not the right fit if
- An active or recent cancer diagnosis, without specialist clearance
- Diabetes or blood-sugar problems, without close doctor oversight
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
Dose & protocol
Your doctor decides how much you take, and for how long, at your R99 consult, based on your health history and your blood tests if you have them. We do not list one dose for everyone, because the right dose is different for each person.
Ipamorelin + CJC-1295two signals at once, which may give a bigger release.
This pairs ipamorelin with CJC-1295, a long-acting copy of the natural signal that tells your body to make growth hormone. Used together, they send two different signals at once.
How it works
- CJC-1295 is a long-acting copy of the natural signal your body uses to make growth hormone. In a study in healthy adults, one dose raised growth hormone for six days or more, and IGF-1, a hormone your body makes when growth hormone goes up, for even longer.
- Ipamorelin works through a separate signal, so using the two together may give a bigger release of growth hormone than either one alone.
- Together they may help your body make more of its own growth hormone, so you are not injecting artificial growth hormone.
Is it for you?
For you if
- People who want both growth-hormone peptides, not just one
- People who are already comfortable giving themselves a small injection under the skin
- Anyone who wants a doctor to check both peptides for them in one R99 consult
Not the right fit if
- An active or recent cancer diagnosis, without specialist clearance
- Diabetes or blood-sugar problems, without close doctor oversight
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
Dose & protocol
Your doctor decides how much you take of each peptide, and for how long, at your R99 consult, based on your health history and your blood tests if you have them. We do not list one dose for everyone, because the right dose is different for each person.
Start with ipamorelin alone, or add CJC-1295 for a second signal.
Each peptide sends your body a different signal to make growth hormone. Compare the two below, and see why some people use both.
Ipamorelin
Sends one signal
Ipamorelin tells your body to release a short burst of its own growth hormone. It is the simpler option, and where most people start.
+ CJC-1295
Adds a signal that lasts for days
CJC-1295 adds a second signal that lasts much longer. In a study in healthy adults, one dose raised growth hormone for six days or more. Used with ipamorelin, your body gets two signals to make growth hormone at once.
Using both may raise your growth hormone more than one alone
Ipamorelin and CJC-1295 work through two different signals, so together they may raise your own growth hormone more than either alone. Your doctor decides at the R99 consult whether one or both is the better fit for you.
You know who checked you, who made it, and what is in it.
A doctor who knows peptides
A registered South African doctor reviews your history and decides whether a peptide is even appropriate for you. If it isn't, they will tell you straight.
Made in Clarve's own licensed pharmacy
Clarve has its own licensed compounding pharmacy in Johannesburg. We make your medicine to your doctor's prescription, with your name on it, not a powder from an unlicensed seller.
Every ingredient is lab-tested
Cheap peptides from personal trainers, unlicensed sellers and unknown sources are often research grade, which means they were made for lab experiments, not for people. We only use pharmaceutical-grade ingredients, and each one is tested in a lab to check it is at least 98% pure before we make your pen.
Decided by a registered doctor, not a checkout button.
Before anything is prescribed or made, a registered South African doctor looks at your health history, your blood test results if you have them, and what you want help with, and decides whether a peptide is safe and suitable for you. If it is not, they tell you why and what to do instead.
Registered SA doctorsRegistered with the HPCSA, the council for doctorsA doctor reads your health history firstOnly sent with a valid prescription
Peptides bought without a prescription have no doctor and no lab test behind them.
Most people in South Africa get peptides from someone at the gym, a friend or a seller on WhatsApp. Nobody checks what is inside, or whether it suits them. Compare that with a doctor and a licensed pharmacy.
| Without a prescription Unlicensed sellers | With a Clarve doctor Clarve | |
|---|---|---|
| Who decides if it is right for you | No one. The seller just takes your money. | A registered SA doctor, before any order. |
| What is actually in it | No one has tested it, so the dose could be wrong or it could be contaminated. | Pharmaceutical-grade ingredients, lab-tested to at least 98% purity. |
| Is it legal? | Usually an unregistered medicine sold with no prescription, and parcels from overseas can be seized. | Yes. A registered doctor prescribes it and a licensed pharmacy makes it. |
| If you get side effects or have questions | You are on your own. | You can contact your doctor during your treatment. |
| Who made it | An unknown lab, often overseas, with no way to trace it. | Clarve’s own licensed pharmacy in Johannesburg, checked by a pharmacist. |
Get your peptides legally in five easy steps.
The legal way to get these peptides in South Africa is a prescription from a registered doctor, made up by a licensed pharmacy. Clarve gives you both.
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Eligibility
Complete the short eligibility quiz
Answer a few quick health questions so we can check whether this therapy is suitable for you before you pay anything.
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Checkout
Pay the R99 consultation fee
Complete a quick checkout for the R99 consultation fee. You can add other peptides to your consult here if you'd like the doctor to assess them too. R99 is all you pay to start. Your therapy is priced separately once prescribed.
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Consultation
Meet with a registered doctor online
A registered doctor reviews your information in a short online consultation to assess what's right for you.
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Prescription
Your therapy is prescribed
Based on the consult, the doctor writes your prescription and confirms the price of your therapy.
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Fulfilment
Pay your invoice and receive your therapy
Once you settle the invoice, your therapy is compounded and dispatched to you.
Get your questions answered before you try growth-hormone peptides.
Growth-hormone peptides are tiny pieces of protein that signal your own body to release its own growth hormone. They are different from artificial HGH, which is the hormone itself, injected. At Clarve they are prescribed by a registered South African doctor and made in a licensed pharmacy.
Ipamorelin is a peptide that tells your pituitary gland, the small gland at the base of your brain, to release a short burst of your own growth hormone. Older peptides like it could also raise cortisol, your stress hormone, and ipamorelin may help avoid that. Your doctor decides if it suits you at the R99 consult.
CJC-1295 is a long-acting copy of the natural signal your brain sends to tell your body to make growth hormone. In a study in healthy adults, one dose raised growth hormone for six days or more. It is often paired with ipamorelin, because the two send different signals.
Ipamorelin gives a short burst of growth hormone through one signal. CJC-1295 copies a different natural signal and keeps working for days. Because they work in different ways, they are often used together. Your doctor decides whether one or both suits you.
No. HGH is growth hormone itself, made in a lab and injected into your body. These peptides are different, because they may help your own body make more of its own growth hormone.
IGF-1 is a hormone your body makes when growth hormone goes up, so it can rise. No study has shown these peptides cause cancer, but anyone with an active or recent cancer diagnosis should not use them without a specialist’s clearance. That is why a registered doctor checks your medical history before anything is prescribed.
No one can promise you more muscle or less fat, and we will not. What these peptides may help with is raising your own growth hormone. Your doctor looks at your goals at the consult and tells you honestly whether they are a good fit.
Yes, when a registered South African doctor prescribes them and a licensed pharmacy makes them. They are not registered medicines, so nobody can legally sell them to you without a prescription. Clarve gives you both the doctor and the licensed pharmacy.
If you buy peptides without a prescription, you usually cannot know, because nobody has tested what is inside. With Clarve, your pen is made in our own licensed pharmacy from pharmaceutical-grade ingredients, and each ingredient is tested in a lab to check it is at least 98% pure.
Because the price pays for a registered doctor, a valid prescription, a licensed pharmacy, pharmaceutical-grade ingredients that are tested in a lab, and a doctor you can contact if anything feels wrong. Peptides from someone at the gym or a WhatsApp seller come with none of that. Cheap peptides from personal trainers, unlicensed sellers and unknown sources are often research grade, which means they were made for lab experiments, not for people.
Then they tell you why, and what you can do instead. In that case the R99 consult fee is the only thing you pay. You are never charged for a therapy the doctor did not prescribe.
Yes. It is a small injection just under the skin, from a ready-to-use pen with a needle much thinner than the one used for a blood test. Your doctor sets how much you take and for how long at the consult, and you get clear instructions.
R99 is the consult, not the medicine.
R99 is the consultation fee only. It buys a registered doctor's time and judgement, not the therapy. If the doctor decides peptide therapy is not right for you, they tell you why and what to do instead. Therapy, if it is prescribed, is quoted separately so you always know what you are paying for.
R99
one-off consult fee
About the price of a lunch, for a registered doctor to look at your case properly. You are not buying medicine today. You are finding out if it is even right for you.
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