Compare Delatestryl vs. Testopel
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Treats low testosterone.
This testosterone injection only has to be given once or twice a month and you can do it at home, but someone has to help you inject.
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2.8/ 5 average rating with 103 reviewsforDelatestryl
Treats low testosterone.
The testosterone implant is a good option for long-term testosterone therapy, but it can be expensive, and it's really important that you get the right dose so your doctor doesn't have to remove pellets.
Upsides
- A first-choice treatment for low testosterone in men and delayed puberty in boys.
- Available in generic.
- Only has to be given once every 2 to 4 weeks.
- The shot can be done at home.
- Your doctor will give this shot to you every 3 months, so you don't have to worry about administering it yourself like some testosterone injections.
- Unlike topical forms of testosterone, you don't have to worry about accidentally transferring this medication to another person's skin.
Downsides
- Only available as a shot.
- Has to be given by someone else since it has to be injected into your buttocks.
- Not a first-choice treatment for breast cancers that respond to testosterone.
- Not available in generic form, so it can be more expensive.
- Your doctor has to calculate your dose for 3 months. If it ends up being too much, the doctor might have to remove some of the implant pellets.
- The pellets can come out, although this is extremely rare.
Used for
- Low testosterone
- Delayed puberty
- Metastatic breast cancer
- Weight gain
- Low testosterone
- Delayed puberty
- Male osteoporosis
- Weight gain
Dosage forms
- Injection
- Implant pellet
Price
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$31.36
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Reviews
103 reviews so far
43%
saidit'sworth it
21%
saiditworked well
27%
saidit'sa big hassle
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Side effects
The Delatestryl (Testosterone Enanthate Injection) FDA package insert doesn’t have numbers about how common side effects are.
The Testopel (Testosterone Implant) FDA package insert doesn’t have numbers about how common side effects are.
Risks and risk factors
- Breast tissue changes
- Male
- Changes in sex drive
- Male
- Inability to urinate
- Enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hypertrophy)
- Changes in sperm
- Taking high doses of Delatestryl (Testosterone Enanthate Injection)
- Swelling in the legs
- Heart, liver or kidney disease
- Virilization
- Female
- High calcium in the blood
- Cancer
- Inability to move
- Liver disease
- Changes in mood
- Changes in blood sugar
- Diabetes
- Changes in blood thinning
- On blood thinners
- Blood clots
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