Patient Education

Wellness Guides

In-depth guides on hormone therapy, weight loss, peptide therapy, and more — written to help Fort Collins patients make informed decisions about their care.

Weight Loss

Semaglutide & GLP-1 Medications: What You Need to Know

Everything you need to know about semaglutide and GLP-1 weight loss medications in Fort Collins, CO — how they work, who…

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Men's Health

Low Testosterone: Symptoms, Lab Ranges, and When to Treat

Discover the symptoms of low testosterone, what lab values actually mean, when treatment is appropriate, and what testos…

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Peptides

Beginner's Guide to Peptide Therapy: Benefits, Types & Safety

Peptide therapy for Fort Collins patients: what peptides are, which ones people ask about, their regulatory status, and …

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Peptides

Sermorelin Therapy in Fort Collins: What It Is and How It Works

What sermorelin is, how it’s prescribed and timed, common questions, and what a visit at Peak Medical Wellness in Fort C…

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Weight Loss

Phentermine for Weight Loss: Side Effects, How It Works, and How Long It Stays in Your System

Phentermine for weight loss: how it works, appetite vs fat loss, side effects, how long it stays in your system, and how…

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Weight Loss

Tirzepatide vs Semaglutide: The Complete Comparison Guide

In-depth comparison of tirzepatide and semaglutide for weight loss — mechanism, side effects, clinical results, and how …

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Weight Loss

Mounjaro® vs Zepbound®: Same Active Ingredient, Different FDA Approvals

Mounjaro® and Zepbound® are both tirzepatide — same active ingredient, same doses. Compare FDA approval, cost, supply, a…

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Weight Loss

What Does GLP-1 Medical Weight Loss Cost in Fort Collins?

GLP-1 weight loss costs in Fort Collins, 2026: self-pay medication prices, Colorado insurance coverage, compounding rule…

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Men's Health

What Does TRT Cost in Fort Collins?

TRT costs in Fort Collins, 2026: published injection, gel, and pellet prices. At Peak, every plan starts with an in-pers…

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Women's Health

What Does Hormone Therapy Cost in Fort Collins?

HRT costs in Fort Collins, 2026: published patch, pill, and pellet prices. At Peak, every plan starts with an in-person …

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Women's Health

Testosterone for Women: What the Evidence Supports

Low-dose testosterone for women, explained: what the evidence supports, what it doesn't, how it's prescribed and monitor…

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Men's Health

Enclomiphene vs. TRT: How to Choose

Enclomiphene and testosterone replacement work differently. How each affects testosterone, fertility and monitoring, and…

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Hormone Therapy

Hormone Pellets vs. Injections vs. Cream: How to Choose

Hormone pellets, injections and creams compared honestly: how often, how adjustable, what the research and medical socie…

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Women's Health

Perimenopause in Your 40s: When to See Someone

Cycle changes, sleep, mood and brain fog in your 40s: what perimenopause is, why a blood test can't confirm it, and when…

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Women's Health

What the 2025 FDA Label Change Means for Menopause Hormone Therapy

In Nov 2025 the FDA began removing some boxed-warning language from approved menopause hormone therapy. What changed, wh…

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Women's Health

Having Trouble Filling Your Estrogen Patch? Here's What to Do

The 2026 estrogen patch shortage: what is going on, what the FDA says, and what to do with your pharmacist and provider …

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Paying for Care

Using Your FSA or HSA for Hormone or Weight-Loss Care Before Year-End

How FSA and HSA cards work at a medical clinic, the year-end deadlines that matter, and how to use remaining funds befor…

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Weight Loss

The FDA's Compounded GLP-1 Warning Letters: What Patients Should Know

The FDA has sent warning letters to telehealth sellers of compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide. What the letters say, …

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Peptides

The New Peptide Compounding Policy: What It Means for Fort Collins Patients

HHS says it won't act against pharmacies compounding six peptides, including BPC-157 and TB-500. What the Oct 28 policy …

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Peptides

BPC-157 and TB-500, the “Wolverine Shot”: What They Are, What the Evidence Says, and How We Approach Them

The “Wolverine shot” is BPC-157 plus TB-500. What each is, what the evidence does and doesn't show, the risks, and how a…

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Weight Loss

GLP-1 Pills vs. Injections: How the New Weight-Loss Pills Compare

Oral semaglutide and orforglipron vs. weekly GLP-1 shots: how each is taken, side effects, and how a Fort Collins provid…

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