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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

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 31 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Low Testosterone 20 6 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
General health 10 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Androgen Deficiency 8 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 146 patients currently taking Testosterone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 5
Mild
 9
None
 34

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

Acne 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 53 dosages ►

  1% as needed 1 g daily 2 g daily 2.5 mg daily 4 g daily 5 mg daily 200 mg every other week 5 mg/24 hours daily 200 mg weekly 50 mg/5 g daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 35 Number of Patients: 35 14 Number of Patients: 14 4 Number of Patients: 4 8 Number of Patients: 8 5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 9 Number of Patients: 9 7 Number of Patients: 7 3 Number of Patients: 3  

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%
Doctor's advice 8   Doctor's advice: 21%
Expense 7   Expense: 18%
Change in health plan coverage 6   Change in health plan coverage: 16%
Personal research 5   Personal research: 13%
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 11%
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
0
0

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
 20 40%
Usually
 23 46%
Sometimes
 6 12%
Never
 1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Testosterone

Very
 3 6%
Somewhat
 9 18%
A little
 20 40%
Not at all
 18 36%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Testosterone

$200+
 2 6%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 2 6%
$25-49
 13 37%
< $25
 18 51%

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Report created on February 09, 2012.