What is Testosterone Replacement Therapy for Men

What is Testosterone Replacement?

Testosterone replacement is prescribed by male hormone treatment specialists to treat low levels of testosterone in men or to stimulate puberty in young boys where it is delayed. Testosterone deficiency or Low Testosterone can result in a number of low t symptoms in men including lost libido or low sex drive, low energy and feeling tired all day, muscle loss, bone loss, rapid weight gain, mood swings, anger problems, lack of drive, social withdrawal, depression, insomnia, skin wrinkles, hair loss, night sweats and hot flashes in men.

Methods for testosterone hormone replacement include using androgen steroid injections, androgen patches such as Androderm, applying topical testosterone creams such as Testim and Fortesta, and androgen gels such as AndroGel, and taking other hormone boosting medications such as HCG. The drug classes used for TRT or Testosterone Replacement Therapy are the Androgens drug classes Androgen, Anabolic Steroid, and Androgen Single Agents,  that require a doctor's prescription for testosterone.

Testosterone Replacement can help men experiencing Andropause

For TRT or Testosterone Replacement Therapy, you want to use real testosterone, which is pharmaceutical grade androgen hormone medication. While there are many types and brands of testosterone sold over the internet, the safest way to get genuine testosterone is through a licensed medical doctor and US-based pharmacy. Brand names for testosterone include Axiron, Androgel, Fortesta, Testopel, Striant, Testim, Delatestryl, Androderm, Natesto, Aveed, VogelXO.

What is AndroGel prescribed for?
Androgel 1%, and 1.65% (topical testosterone), is indicated for the replacement of testosterone in adult males due to a deficiency or absence of the male hormone. It can aslo be prescribed for men suffering from ED, Erectile Dysfunction if male impotence is being caused by androgen deficiency.

Can you buy a generic brand of testosterone for male hormone therapy? Yes, there are pharmacies that compound androgen replacement products for use by men in their replacement therapy for androgen deficiency. For example, AndroGel, AbbVie's famous testosterone replacement transdermal androgen gel, now comes in a generic 1% gel pump and androgen packets.

Are there any new treatment options for TRT?

Natesto is a Testosterone Nasal Spray, which is a new method used in Testosterone Replacement. There is a new option for treating testosterone deficiency in adult men using a nasal spray.

Testosterone Doctors and Low T Clinics already prescribe gels, patches, injections, an underarm Androgen Gel brand name Axiron made by Eli Lilly & Co., and Buccal Gum Adhesive patches you apply to your gums sold under the brand name Striant made by Endo Pharmaceuticals. Implantable hormone pellets sold under the brand name Testopel, are also popular but require a surgical implant procedure at the doctor's office.

What is the best type of testosterone for androgen replacement?

The most effective form of testosterone, is the injectable form. The effects are felt almost immediately, the dosage is easy to measure, and the androgen release into the bloodstream is steady which helps to maintain an optimal level of free testosterone in the body.  There are 4 main types of inhectable testosterone used in medically-supervised Testosterone Programs. Cyionate, Enanthate, Propionate and Undecanoate testosterones are prescribed depending upon the recommendation of your hormone physician.

The most popular testosterone steroid injectables are FDA-Approved. You can buy testosterone legally only by prescription. The brand names most often prescribed for medical Testosterone Therapy are Depo-Testosterone, a Cypionate Injection made by Pfizer, Delatestryl, an Enanthate Injections made by Endo Pharmaceuticals, Aveed Injections, a long-lasting Undecanoate Testosterone Treatment also made by Endo Pharmaceuticals. Other well known brands of testosterone include Actavis Testosterone Cypionate and Watson Testosterone Injections, West-Ward Cypionate Injections and West-Ward Enanthate Injections, Hikma Farmacia and Perrigo Testosterone products. Another type of androgen replacment steroid injection, is the Propionate Testosterone Injections which many compounding pharmacies make available for therapeutic TRT.

For sheer convenience, you may wish to try the Nasal Gel Spray, Natesto. Natesto is the first nasal androgen gel approved in the United States for the treatment of Andropause (Low T), male hypogonadism and testosterone deficiency. Natesto is a metered-dose pump applicator that places the androgen gel into the nostrils for absorption into the body. There are no injections, sticky adhesives or creams to stain clothes or transfer to other family members. Some men will still prefer the injectable form of testosterone as it has the mot dramatic impact on low testosterone levels for therapeutic purposes. 

If you think you may have a male hormone deficiency and would like more information, or need to fill a prescription for testosterone, contact our Testosterone Treatment Center. 

To ensure you purchase your testosterone medications safely and legally always make sure you have a valid prescription and order your medicines from licensed US-based pharmacies only. TestosteroneTherapyClinics.com is the leading provider of Prescription Male Hormone Therapy in the US. Contact one of our Testosterone Hormone Specialists for more information.