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Treats low testosterone.
Android (Methyltestosterone) is an oral form of testosterone that's easy to take but not available as a generic yet.
Treats low testosterone.
Hormones in the testosterone tablet can't be transferred to other people by skin-to-skin contact, but it can interfere with how food tastes and with teethbrushing and flossing.
Upsides
- A first-choice treatment for men with low testosterone.
- Oral form of testosterone that some people prefer over injections and topical gels and patches.
- Unlike topical forms of testosterone like gels or solutions, you can't transfer this medication to another person accidentally by skin-to-skin contact.
- If you use it correctly, it won't come off of your gums during eating or drinking.
Downsides
- Not a first-choice treatment for breast cancers that respond to testosterone.
- Not available as generic, so it can be expensive.
- Not available in generic form, so it can be more expensive..
- Can change the way food tastes.
- You have to be good about brushing and flossing your teeth, otherwise it can be more likely to fall off.
- Can cause gum irritation, pain, swelling, and tenderness.
Used for
- Low testosterone
- Delayed puberty
- Metastatic breast cancer
- Low testosterone
- Male osteoporosis
- Weight gain
Dosage forms
- Pill
- Buccal tablet
Price
Lowest price
$3031.13
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Side effects
The Android (Methyltestosterone) FDA package insert doesn’t have numbers about how common side effects are.
7possible side effects
- Gum or Mouth Irritation9%
- Taste Bitter4%
- Gum Pain3%
- Gum Tenderness3%
- Headache3%
- Gum Edema2%
- Taste Perversion2%
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 Android (Methyltestosterone)
- Swelling in the legs
- Heart, liver or kidney disease
- Virilization
- Female
- High calcium in the blood
- Breast 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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