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Testosterone replacement therapy works by increasing the amount of testosterone in your system. You’ll take synthetic testosterone to make up for low levels of the natural hormone in your body.
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.
Testosterone enanthate is used primarily in androgen replacement therapy. [4] [15] It is the most widely used form of testosterone in androgen replacement therapy. [4]The medication is specifically approved, in the United States, for the treatment of hypogonadism in men, delayed puberty in boys, and breast cancer in women. [16]
Testosterone is a medication and naturally occurring steroid hormone. [9] It is used to treat male hypogonadism, gender dysphoria, and certain types of breast cancer. [9] [10] It may also be used to increase athletic ability in the form of doping. [9]
[7] [4] [1] Because of this, it is considered to be a natural and bioidentical form of testosterone. [11] Testosterone propionate was discovered in 1936 and was introduced for medical use in 1937. [12] [4] It was the first testosterone ester to be marketed, and was the major form of testosterone used in medicine until about 1960.
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Anabolic steroid use and testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) have been found to cause testicular atrophy through similar mechanisms. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] [ 17 ] Anabolic steroids and TRT are both used (either by prescription or illicitly) to mimic the effects of testosterone produced by the body, such as building muscle and maintaining sex drive.