What is Kisspeptin-10?
The short answer
Kisspeptin-10 is a short, lab-made piece of kisspeptin, a hormone that controls the sex hormones.
What it is
Studied for stimulating reproductive hormone release (GnRH, then LH) in people.
What people look into
Testosterone, sexual function
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- Status as of
- How we source
- Ellum doesn't sell peptides.
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What it is
- Type
- Kisspeptin fragment (peptide)
- Also known as
- kisspeptin, kp-10
- How it works
- Studied for stimulating reproductive hormone release (GnRH, then LH) in people.
Regulatory status
Not FDA-approved How we label status
As of October 4, 2026, Kisspeptin-10 is not FDA-approved for any use and is not on FDA's 503A bulks list.
- Federal (FDA)
- Not FDA-approved
- 503A compounding
- Category 2 (since 2023-09-29); not on 216.23 as of 2026-10-07 (as of October 7, 2026)
- PCAC history
- 2024-10-29: against 0-11-0 (use reviewed: male secondary hypogonadism); FDA staff: against
- WADA 2026
- S2.2.1 (males)
Timeline
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Timeline table
| Date | What happened | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Register notice of an FDA Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee meeting lists kisspeptin-10 among bulk drug substances under consideration for the 503A bulks list. | Federal Register, event of September 18, 2024, on federalregister.gov | |
| FDA list of bulk drug substances nominated under section 503A, updated May 14, 2026, places kisspeptin-10 in category 2, raise significant safety risks. | FDA, event of May 14, 2026, on fda.gov |
References
Sources as of October 4, 2026
- FDA: www.fda.gov/media/94155/download
- FDA: www.fda.gov/media/185412/download
- FDA: www.fda.gov/drugs/human-drug-compounding/certain-bulk-drug-substances-use-compounding-may-present-significant-safety-risks
- WADA: www.wada-ama.org/sites/default/files/2025-09/2026list_en_final_clean_september_2025.pdf
- eCFR: www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-216/subpart-B/section-216.23