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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 30 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Low Testosterone 25 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Hypogonadism 13 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Fatigue 12 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Androgen Deficiency 12 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
General health 10 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 159 patients currently taking Testosterone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 5
Mild
 9
None
 37

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

Acne breakout 4
Sex drive (libido) increased 2
Skin rash 1
Sexual arousal 1
Costly (ie money or time) 1
Ineffective 1
See all 15 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Testosterone. See all 61 dosages ►

  1% as needed 1 g daily 2 g daily 2.5 mg daily 4 g daily 5 mg daily 5 g daily 200 mg every other week 5 mg/24 hours daily 200 mg weekly
  4 Number of Patients: 4 35 Number of Patients: 35 16 Number of Patients: 16 4 Number of Patients: 4 9 Number of Patients: 9 5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 8 Number of Patients: 8 7 Number of Patients: 7  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Testosterone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 13   Other: 34%
Did not seem to work 12   Did not seem to work: 32%
Expense 7   Expense: 18%
Doctor's advice 7   Doctor's advice: 18%
Change in health plan coverage 6   Change in health plan coverage: 16%
Side effects too severe 5   Side effects too severe: 13%
Personal research 5   Personal research: 13%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 8%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 5%

See all 38 patients who’ve stopped taking Testosterone

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

Currently Taking Testosterone

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

Stopped Taking Testosterone

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Testosterone

Always
 22 42%
Usually
 24 45%
Sometimes
 6 11%
Never
 1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Testosterone

Very
 3 6%
Somewhat
 9 17%
A little
 22 42%
Not at all
 19 36%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Testosterone

$200+
 2 5%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 2 5%
$25-49
 14 37%
< $25
 20 53%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.