Peptide Readiness Check
8 questions to bring to your doctor.
This is an educational self-check only. It does not recommend a peptide, a dose, or a source. The result is a short summary of your answers and questions worth raising with a licensed healthcare provider.
What the eight questions are really checking
The check isn't a quiz with a passing score — each question maps to one of the four places peptide decisions most often go wrong. Question 1 is the anchor: everything lawful and safe in this space runs through a licensed provider, so a conversation that hasn't happened yet is the first gap to close.
Questions 2 through 4 cover your medical context — current prescriptions, chronic conditions, pregnancy or breastfeeding. These aren't disqualifiers; they're the facts a prescriber needs before anything else, and the ones wellness marketing never asks about.
Questions 5 through 7 test evidence and regulatory literacy: whether you know what published human research actually exists for the peptide you're curious about — often less than the marketing implies, which is why our library grades the evidence per peptide — and what its current legal status is. The legality guide covers how that side works.
Question 8 is the one most people skip: how progress will be measured, what follow-up looks like, and when the program ends. The metrics guide exists for exactly this.
Readiness check FAQ
Is the readiness check a medical assessment?
No. It's an educational self-check that helps you structure a conversation with a licensed provider. It does not diagnose anything, recommend a peptide, or suggest a dose — and your answers never leave your browser; nothing is stored or sent anywhere.
What should I ask my doctor about peptide therapy?
The highest-value questions mirror this check: what published human evidence supports the specific peptide, what its current regulatory status is, which licensed pharmacy would compound it, what side effects have been reported, what baseline labs and monitoring the program includes, and what the plan is for stopping.
Do I need labs before starting peptide therapy?
Legitimate programs typically order baseline labs so the prescriber has something to evaluate against, but which labs — and whether any are needed — is the prescriber's call for your situation. A program that prescribes with no evaluation at all is a red flag worth taking seriously.
Who should be extra cautious about peptide therapy?
The check asks about pregnancy, breastfeeding, chronic conditions, and current prescriptions because those are exactly the situations where interactions and unknowns matter most. None of them automatically rule anything out — they mean the provider conversation matters more, not less.
Why does the check ask about a plan for stopping?
Because open-ended programs with no follow-up, no monitoring, and no exit criteria are one of the most common weaknesses in wellness-market peptide offerings. Knowing in advance how progress will be measured and when the program ends is a sign the prescriber is actually managing your care.