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What is Testosterone Cypionate?

Testosterone cypionate is injectable form of testosterone that promotes sex drive, fat loss, helps gain and maintain lean muscle mass and bone density; off label use for androgen deficiency in men with AIDS wasting; in combination with estrogen, for postmenopausal women with decreased sexual desire.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Hypogonadism 15 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Fatigue 9 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Other 5 0
Treat low testosterone levels 3 1 Efficacy_moderate
Hormone replacement 2 1 Efficacy_major
General health 2 0

See all 42 patients currently taking Testosterone Cypionate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 2
None
 8

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Testosterone Cypionate

Hair loss (alopecia) 1
Mood changes 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Testosterone Cypionate. See all 20 dosages ►

  100 mg monthly 100 mg every other week 100 mg weekly 200 mg every other week 140 mg weekly 300 mg every other week 200 mg weekly 400 mg every other week 300 mg weekly 200 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6 3 Number of Patients: 3 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Testosterone Cypionate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 75%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Testosterone Cypionate

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Testosterone Cypionate

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Testosterone Cypionate

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Testosterone Cypionate

Always
 9 82%
Usually
 2 18%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Testosterone Cypionate

Very
 1 9%
Somewhat
 1 9%
A little
 4 36%
Not at all
 5 45%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Testosterone Cypionate

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 14%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 6 86%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.