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ea0005p213 | Reproduction | BES2003

Testosterone pellet implants - an acceptable mode of androgen replacement

Swinburne J , Ward E , Belchetz P

The possibility of optimal testosterone replacement is hotly debated. Conventional testosterone ester injections give widely fluctuating testosterone levels and may be painful. Testosterone patches currently available in the UK frequently cause intolerable skin irritation and are conspicuously large. The only safe oral preparation testosterone undecanoate rarely provides sustained sufficient circulating testosterone concentrations. Testosterone pellets have been used since sho...