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How do you feel about oral trt that some competitors have begun to offer?
AlphaMD's Answer
It is intriguing. Oral testosterone is likely the future of TRT, though there are not many studies yet on the true efficacy of them.
Currently, all safe forms of oral testosterone are on patent (Jatenzo, Tlando, Kyzatrex). In order to bypass the patent, some compounding pharmacies are adding enclomiphene. This is always an odd choice, considering the long term health effects of daily SERM use has not been studied.
Basically, the new oral testosterone is not well studied, and is still on patent, so the cost is over $1400/months currently. Even with insurance, your copay would likely exceed $300-400/mo, though no major insurers cover it due to there being cheaper options.
Personally, I would wait until it is off patent and better studied, and not trust compounded versions that add unnecessary and other untested meds to their formulations.
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