Testosterone – All About Testosterone

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Testosterone All About Testosterone
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• Testosterone can be given by oral, skin gels or
  injection.
• Injections can be short acting injections or long
  acting injections.
• HCG injection can be given alongside testosterone
  to reduce testicular shrinkage and effects on
  sperm count/fertility.
• Oral Testosterone Testocaps
• Very rarely prescribed as the Testosterone is
  very poorly absorbed from the stomach.

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• There are 2 Gel products available
• Testogel Pump 16.2mg
• Tostran 2 Gel
• They are very similar in effectiveness and cost
  but some patients complain that Tostran Gel can
  cause skin irritation so the Leger Clinics first
  choice is Testogel.
• Testogel is easy to apply without the use and
  worry of a needle. It is just applied by
  spreading onto the skin of the shoulder and arm
  and takes only a few seconds once a day in the
  morning. Patients may wish to visit
  www.testogelpump.co.uk/patient.
• Cost Approximately 40 per month.

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• Dr. Savage will give you a private prescription
  which you can use at any pharmacy allowing you to
  shop on price between pharmacies.
• Injections can be either short acting such as
  Sustanon or Testosterone Enanthathe. Or long
  acting Nebido.
• The short acting injections are
  self-administered, generally weekly into the
  front of the thigh. The Doctor will give you
  instructions on how to do this.
• The long acting Nebido is given into the buttock
  but needs to be given by a Nurse approximately
  every 10 weeks.

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• Dr. Savage, with your permission, will write to
  your GP practice to arrange this.
• HCG injections these can be given alongside
  Testosterone to reduce testicular shrinkage and
  preserve fertility. The commonest dose used is
  500 iu subcutaneously (just under the skin) 3
  times a week.
• The advantages and disadvantages of each
  treatment will be discussed at your appointment.
• I have heard that testosterone treatment can
  cause cancer of the Prostate, is this true?

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• NO, this is a myth and indeed has been a medical
  myth for some years. Bizarrely, the very latest
  evidence suggests that men with very low levels
  of testosterone are more likely to get a more
  aggressive form of Prostate Cancer if untreated
  for their testosterone deficiency.
• Are there any fringe benefits to taking TRT apart
  from the sexual ones?
• Yes, apart from improving you sexually there are
  a number of benefits which are now beginning to
  emerge from men who have been taking TRT long
  term. Among these are
• Improvements to your cardiovascular system
• Improvements to your cognitive function and memory

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• Increased mineral bone density to help prevent
  fractures.
• Increased muscle mass and decreased body fat
• All that said it is a mistake to expect miracles.
  The benefits from TRT are often subtle and mild
  and TAKE TIME!
• Not necessarily life transforming but rather life
  enhancing.