Kisspeptin-10 vs Selank
Side-by-side comparison of key properties, dosing, and research.
Sexual Health & LibidoAnti-Aging & Longevity
Kisspeptin-10Cognitive Enhancement
Selank- Summary
- Kisspeptin-10 is the biologically active C-terminal decapeptide of kisspeptin, an endogenous regulator of the reproductive axis. It acts upstream of GnRH to potently stimulate LH and testosterone release, and plays a key role in sexual arousal and libido.
- Selank is a synthetic heptapeptide analog of tuftsin developed in Russia. It is a potent anxiolytic that reduces anxiety and enhances cognitive function without sedation or addiction. It is approved for clinical use in Russia for anxiety disorders.
- Half-Life
- ~4 minutes (rapidly degraded); longer-acting analogs like TAK-448 are in development
- Minutes (but effects persist for hours)
- Admin Route
- SubQ, IV
- SubQ, Intranasal
- Research
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- Typical Dose
- 50–500 mcg
- 250–500 mcg
- Frequency
- Once daily to every other day
- 1–3 times daily
- Key Benefits
- Potently stimulates LH and testosterone
- Enhances sexual arousal and libido
- Activates HPG axis — upstream of GnRH
- May improve fertility in hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
- Increases brain activation in sexual attraction circuits
- May restore LH pulsatility in suppressed HPG axis
- Reduces anxiety without sedation
- Enhances memory and learning
- Improves focus and concentration
- Stabilizes mood
- Reduces physiological stress response
- May enhance motivation
- No addiction potential or withdrawal
- Fast-acting — effects within 20–30 minutes
- Approved clinically in Russia for anxiety disorders
- Side Effects
- Injection site reactions
- Temporary nausea
- Flushing
- Elevated LH/testosterone (intended effect)
- +1 more
- Mild sedation at higher doses (paradoxical)
- Fatigue (rare)
- Irritability during discontinuation (uncommon)
- Stacks With
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