Before the visit
Regenerative doctor directory.A guide to finding care.
Searching for a “regenerative” doctor to help with healing or repair? This guide gives you questions to find and check care. It has no doctor listings.
Open the question kitThen decide.
Start with the offer
Put the pitch on paper.
Peptides are small chains made from protein building blocks.
If the offer includes peptides, ask which medicine is proposed and why it is being used. Then check the person, the proof, and the bill.
A polished page can leave basic questions unanswered. Keep asking until the plan makes sense in your own words.
Name the treatmentChoose a card
What is still unclear?
Clear up the basics
A few straight answers.
Where can I start looking for care?
A search can begin with in-person practices or telehealth services, which give care through a screen, a phone call, or messages online. Check the person behind the offer.
Is all peptide care the same?
No. Some medicines have approval from the FDA, the U.S. drug agency. Others are prepared for a patient’s order by a pharmacist or doctor; this process is called compounding. This can be legal if it meets the compounding rules. It can fill a gap when approved medicines cannot serve the patient’s need. Other products have no approval and do not meet those rules. Ask which kind you are being offered, and why.
Can an online visit be proper care?
The group representing state medical boards recommends the same care standards online and in person. Medical boards are the state bodies that license doctors. This policy is guidance; each state sets the rules a doctor must follow.
Keep going
Start with the exact treatment