Hormones · FAQ
How is the dose of Testosterone therapy set for the injection or cream?
Short answer
Your prescribing physician sets your Testosterone therapy dose using your lab results, symptoms, and health history. Follow your prescription label, not a general dosing schedule. For the injection, 200 mg/mL describes the concentration, not your dose. This treatment requires a video visit with a licensed physician in your state.
Your prescribing physician decides your Testosterone therapy dose based on your lab results, symptoms, and health history. Follow the exact dose and schedule on your prescription label. A licensed physician in your state must decide whether treatment is appropriate, and this treatment requires a video visit.
Testosterone cypionate 200 mg/mL is the listed injection concentration. It does not tell you how much to inject. Your label should state the amount to use and the route. Do not calculate or change the injection volume on your own. Cream has its own strength and directions. Do not use injection instructions to measure a cream dose.
Ask your physician when to have follow-up blood tests and how to time them around your doses. That timing can affect how results are read. Dose changes should come from your prescriber, even if symptoms continue. Treatment may help certain symptoms when low testosterone is confirmed. Results vary. Never increase your dose to speed up changes or make up for a missed dose.
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