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What is Testosterone?

Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group. It is primarily secreted in the testes of males and the ovaries of females. It is the principal male sex hormone and an anabolic steroid. It is related to libido, energy, immune function and protection from osteoporosis. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
General health 6 1
Other 5 1
disease-related symptoms 1 0
Support another treatment 1 1
ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 0
Atrophy of lower body muscles 1 0

See all 10 patients currently taking Testosterone

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
3 100%

Dosages

  1 other weekly 1 g daily 5 g daily 6 g daily 7 mg daily 100 mg weekly 5 mg/24 hours daily 50 mg daily 200 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Testosterone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
2 40% Did not seem to work: 40%
Personal research
2 40% Personal research: 40%
Side effects too severe
1 20% Side effects too severe: 20%
Other
1 20% Other: 20%
Course of treatment ended
1 20% Course of treatment ended: 20%
Not indicated
1 20% Not indicated: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Testosterone

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Testosterone

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

Stopped Taking Testosterone

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
2 67%
Not at all
1 33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 33%
< $25
2 67%

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Report created on March 19, 2010.