Why use a cream as opposed to an injection or a Testosterone patch?
( up to 30%). Two testosterone gels, Testim and AndroGel 1%, were approved in August 2000 and November 2002 for use in the USA. High dose testosterone compounded creams, such as Testocreme and TestoJel, are more convenient to use, require a smaller amount and are invisible once applied. They are NOT approved by the FDA but their ingredients are. Testosterone pellets,Testopel, used for long term replacement in both men and women and can be inserted beneath the skin to deliver testosterone slowly over a 3 month period. Both creams/gels and patches are prescription items and should be applied once daily. Oral testosterone, testosterone undecanoate, Andriol, has been used in Europe and Canada and was recently approved in Germany as a long term injectable (2006), lasting four months. Women have been using estrogen patches for about 25 years and a testosterone patch for women is in the pipeline. The hormones estrogen, progesterone and testosterone are naturally derived from a food sources an
