Potential for Other Conditions Beyond EPP, researchers have explored the use of afamelanotide and other melanocortin agonists for conditions such as vitiligo, a disorder characterised by loss of skin pigmentation, and polymorphous light eruption (PLE), a form of sun allergy
Options can include azelaic acid, vitamin C, retinoids, tranexamic acid, or combination therapies
Reduced sexual distress: patients reported lower scores on the Female Sexual Distress Scale
[21] Onakpoya I, Hung SK, Perry R, et al
Therefore, more studies are needed to explore its effects
Semaglutide (used in GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy) is a peptide drug, and tesamorelin is an FDA-approved synthetic growth hormone-releasing factor analogue