What is the best way to inject testosterone?

An intramuscular shot is an injection of medicine into a muscle. Some medicines—such as the hormone testosterone or fertility medicines—need to be injected into a muscle to work. This type of shot is usually given in the thigh or hip. If it's easier, you may want to have someone else give you the shot in your hip.

What is the best way to take testosterone injections?

It is given as a shot into your muscle (usually in the buttocks). Xyosted™injection is given as a shot under your skin in the stomach area. You or your caregiver may be trained to prepare and inject Xyosted™ injection at home. Be sure that you understand how to use the medicine.

How deep should you inject testosterone?

Your injecting needle should be long enough to reach through the subcutaneous fat layer into the muscle (usually 1.25 or 1.5 inch), and a guage between 22g - 25g.

Does it matter where you give a testosterone shot?

Use a different body area each time you give yourself a shot. Keep track of where you give each shot to make sure you rotate body areas. This will help prevent skin problems from the injections. This medicine comes with a Medication Guide.

What time of day should I inject testosterone?

Common Testosterone Injection Questions. What's the best time of day to inject testosterone? Traditionally, it's the morning. It's not scientifically necessary to inject testosterone in the morning, though our testosterone is at the highest levels in the morning.

Testosterone Intramuscular Injection Sites

How much testosterone do I inject into muscle?

Based on research across a wide range of testosterone doses, current Clinical Practice Guidelines recommend treatment with intramuscular testosterone enanthate or testosterone cypionate between 75-100 mg weekly or 150-200 mg every two weeks.

Where is the best place for testosterone injection?

Some medicines—such as the hormone testosterone or fertility medicines—need to be injected into a muscle to work. This type of shot is usually given in the thigh or hip. If it's easier, you may want to have someone else give you the shot in your hip.

How many ml of testosterone should I take a week?

The Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for testosterone therapy suggest an alternative of either 75 to 100 mg IM weekly or 150 to 200 mg IM every 2 weeks (3).

How quickly do testosterone injections work?

Changes in erections/ejaculations may require up to 6 months. Effects on quality of life manifest within 3–4 weeks, but maximum benefits take longer. Effects on depressive mood become detectable after 3–6 weeks with a maximum after 18–30 weeks. Effects on erythropoiesis are evident at 3 months, peaking at 9–12 months.

Do you pinch the skin for an IM injection?

Insert needle at an 45o angle to the skin. Pinch up on SQ tissue to prevent injecting into muscle. Aspiration before injection is not required.

How do you know if you injected into the muscle?

Insert the needle into the muscle at a 90-degree angle. Use the index finger and thumb to stabilize the syringe while using the other hand to pull back on the plunger slightly to look for blood. If there is blood, it means the needle is in a blood vessel and not a muscle.

How far do you inject a needle?

Insert the IM needle to a depth of at least one inch into the muscle at a 90 degree angle with one quick and firm motion (FIGURE 7). After inserting the needle into the muscle, keep the skin pulled tight and firmly push the plunger down slowly and completely to finish the injection.

Does testosterone need to be refrigerated?

What should I know about storage and disposal of this medication? Keep testosterone enanthate injection (Xyosted) in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from light, excess heat and moisture (not in the bathroom). Do not refrigerate or freeze.

When does testosterone peak after injection?

After a patient has been on testosterone injections, I measure a trough testosterone on day of injection (before it is given) and a peak testosterone level about 24 to 48 hours after the injection. The goal is to keep the peak from being too high and the trough from being too low.

How do you know if you hit a blood vessel while injecting?

Once you think you're in a vein, pull the plunger back to see if blood comes into the syringe. If so, and the blood is dark red and slow moving, you know that you've hit a vein. You can now untie your tourniquet and proceed to inject your drugs.

What happens right after testosterone injection?

When you inject testosterone, you're putting a depot of oil into muscle tissue which is slowly dispersed into the bloodstream (for several days, or even weeks, depending on the ester). As a side effect of this, you might experience injection site soreness for a few days after the fact.

What size needle for testosterone shot?

The 23-gauge, 1-inch and 25-gauge, 1-inch needles are standard for testosterone injections.

How do you give an injection without pain?

How much testosterone do bodybuilders take?

Significant anabolic effects occur at supraphysiologic testosterone levels (>1000 ng/dl), which generally requires weekly doses of 300 mg or more.

How long should a man take testosterone injections?

One of the most common questions we get from men in our clinic is, “How long will I need to take Testosterone for?” It's an understandable concern, especially when you discuss adding a new medication. Our answer to this is simple: you can stay on testosterone therapy for as long as you feel it is benefiting you.

How many mg of testosterone is normal?

Male: 300 to 1,000 nanograms per deciliter (ng/dL) or 10 to 35 nanomoles per liter (nmol/L) Female: 15 to 70 ng/dL or 0.5 to 2.4 nmol/L.

How many mg of testosterone does the average male produce a day?

Testosterone is the most important sex hormone in men. More than 95% of the endogenous testosterone is produced in the testes, with 6–7 mg secreted every day.