First-timer / budget baseline
The Essentials
The minimum safe baseline before starting any peptide protocol.
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First-timer / budget baseline
The minimum safe baseline before starting any peptide protocol.
Bring this list to any lab and ask for these by name.
GLP-1 · Retatrutide / Tirzepatide
Peptara peptides for this goal: Retatrutide, Tirzepatide
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Tesamorelin · MOTS-c
Peptara peptides for this goal: Tesamorelin, MOTS-c
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CJC/Ipamorelin · Tesamorelin
Peptara peptides for this goal: CJC-1295 / Ipamorelin, Tesamorelin
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BPC-157 · TB-500 · KLOW · CJC/Ipa
Peptara peptides for this goal: BPC-157, TB-500, KLOW
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BPC-157 · KPV · KLOW
If you have ongoing gut symptoms, add a stool calprotectin test (gut inflammation).
Peptara peptides for this goal: BPC-157, KLOW
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CJC/Ipamorelin
Peptara peptides for this goal: CJC-1295 / Ipamorelin
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MOTS-c · SLU-PP-332
Peptara peptides for this goal: MOTS-c, SLU-PP-332
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Semax
Peptara peptides for this goal: Semax
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Selank
Peptara peptides for this goal: Selank
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PT-141 · Melanotan 2
On Melanotan 2: get a baseline skin / mole check from a dermatologist.
Peptara peptides for this goal: PT-141, MT-2
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GHK-Cu · Glutathione · Melanotan 2
On Melanotan 2: get a baseline skin / mole check from a dermatologist.
Peptara peptides for this goal: GHK-Cu, Glutathione, MT-2
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Testosterone / GH support
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Female protocols
Time the sex hormones to around day 3 of your cycle if you are menstruating.
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General optimization
Peptara peptides for this goal: Epithalon, MOTS-c
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Everything, in one sitting
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Pre-peptide bloodwork, answered straight.
A simple baseline screen. Most people start with a complete blood count, liver and kidney markers, and a metabolic panel (HbA1c, fasting glucose, lipids), then add goal-specific markers. Select your goals on this page to build one combined list to bring to any lab.
Many people get a baseline first so they have something to measure progress against. A common GLP-1 baseline covers metabolic markers (HbA1c, fasting glucose, lipids), liver, kidney, and pancreas (lipase). This is general information, not medical advice; talk to a doctor about your situation.
A hormone panel (total and free testosterone, estradiol, SHBG, LH, FSH, prolactin), thyroid (TSH, free T3, free T4), plus safety markers: hematocrit from a CBC, PSA for men over 40, liver enzymes, and a metabolic panel. Build the Hormone Optimization panel above for the full list.
Many people retest at the end of a cycle, often around 8 to 12 weeks, to compare against their baseline. This is general information, not medical advice; your doctor can set the right interval for you.
Any standard lab can run them. Build your panel above, copy the list or message us, and we will help you choose the right baseline and read the results once they are back.
Tell us your goal and we will point you to the right baseline, then help you read the results once they are back. No pressure, no obligation.
Message us about bloodworkThis is general educational information, not medical advice. These are markers people commonly baseline before a protocol, not a required or complete test list, and not a diagnosis. Talk to a qualified doctor about your own situation before starting anything. Peptara Labs does not provide medical care or interpret results as a substitute for a physician.