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Androgen: Buccal: 30mg twice daily Natesto: Androgen: Nasal spray: 11mg three times daily AndroGel [b] Androgen: TD gel: 25–100mg/day Androderm [b] Androgen: TD patch: 2.5–10mg/day Axiron: Androgen: TD liquid: 30–120mg/day Testopel: Androgen: SC: 150–600mg every 3–6 months: Testosterone enanthate: Delatestryl [b] Androgen: IM, SC: 50 ...
Androgen replacement therapy (ART), often referred to as testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), is a form of hormone therapy in which androgens, often testosterone, are supplemented or replaced. It typically involves the administration of testosterone through injections, skin creams, patches, gels, pills, or subcutaneous pellets.
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), also called androgen ablation therapy or androgen suppression therapy, is an antihormone therapy whose main use is in treating prostate cancer. Prostate cancer cells usually require androgen hormones , such as testosterone , to grow.
Androgen replacement therapy formulations and dosages used in men Route Medication Major brand names Form Dosage Oral: Testosterone a – Tablet: 400–800 mg/day (in divided doses) Testosterone undecanoate: Andriol, Jatenzo: Capsule: 40–80 mg/2–4× day (with meals) Methyltestosterone b: Android, Metandren, Testred: Tablet: 10–50 mg/day ...
A steroidal antiandrogen (SAA) is an antiandrogen with a steroidal chemical structure. [1] [2] [3] They are typically antagonists of the androgen receptor (AR) and act both by blocking the effects of androgens like testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and by suppressing gonadal androgen production.
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... AAS like testosterone are used in androgen replacement therapy (ART), a form of hormone replacement therapy ...
Androgen therapy can adversely affect the blood lipid profile by causing decreases in HDL (good) cholesterol, increases in LDL (bad) cholesterol, and increases in triglycerides. Androgen therapy redistributes the fat toward abdominal obesity , which is associated with increased cardiovascular risk rather than fat carried on the buttocks and hips.
Methyltestosterone, sold under the brand names Android, Metandren, and Testred among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is used in the treatment of low testosterone levels in men, delayed puberty in boys, at low doses as a component of menopausal hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms like hot flashes, osteoporosis, and low sexual desire in women, and to treat ...