Ask for a referral
If you already receive HIV care, ask that care team whom to speak with about belly-fat changes.
Explain what has changed and what you hope care might do. Ask whether they assess lipodystrophy or refer for it.
Bring clear questionsLooking for lipodystrophy care
Tesamorelin physician: where to start.
A plain-language guide to the medicine and the search for care. This site has no doctor directory or matching service.
Name the concern that brought you here. Ask which clinician can assess it.
Why lipodystrophy matters here
A real medicine, with a specific purpose.
As of September 2026, tesamorelin (EGRIFTA SV, EGRIFTA WR) has FDA approval to reduce excess belly fat in adults who have HIV and lipodystrophy.
In the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) handles drug regulation.
HIV is a virus that weakens the body’s ability to fight infections.
Lipodystrophy changes where fat is stored in the body and can come with HIV treatment.
Tesamorelin is not approved for weight loss, as of September 2026.
Body weight changed little in the main studies of tesamorelin.
Read the approval source
What it is
A medicine that prompts a hormone signal.
Tesamorelin is made in a lab to act like a natural hormone, a signal made by the body.
It is a peptide, meaning a chain of protein building blocks.
Tesamorelin makes the pituitary gland, a gland that makes body signals, release more growth hormone.
Growth hormone helps the body build tissue and break down fat; it is one of the body’s signals.
Ask what change is realistic for the concern you want help with.
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Ways into the search
Find a person to assess your concern.
A referral, a license check, and a direct question serve different purposes. Use the route that fits what you already know.
Check a name
A physician’s state medical board lists the license status and public records of action against the license.
Use the state-board directory below, then look up the full name on the board’s own site.
A clean license record cannot predict the quality of care you will receive.
Find your state boardAsk a service directly
Telehealth means a health visit by video, phone, or online messages.
Ask a licensed telehealth service or a clinic you can visit in person whether it assesses your concern and can arrange tests and follow-up.
As of September 2026, US health department advice says an online doctor needs permission to treat you in whichever state you are in during the visit.
Check the state rule
Each state makes its own rules on prescribing medicine online, as of September 2026.
Ask your state medical board which rules apply to your visit and prescription.
Check the product
Ask what “pharmacy-made” means.
As of September 2026, US law bars a pharmacy from making its own tesamorelin.
US law treats tesamorelin as a biologic, a protein medicine, because of the length of its chain of protein building blocks.
Compounding means preparing a medicine for an order instead of supplying one that is already made.
Ask for the exact product name if an offer calls itself “pharmacy-made tesamorelin.”