Testosterone Troches or RDTs

Testosterone is the primary androgen found in the body. Endogenous testosterone is synthesized by cells in the testis, ovary, and adrenal cortex. Therapeutically, testosterone is used in the management of hypogonadism, either congenital or acquired. Testosterone is also the most effective exogenous androgen for the palliative treatment of carcinoma of the breast in postmenopausal women. Testosterone was in use in 1938 and approved by the FDA in 1939. Anabolic steroids, derivatives of testosterone, have been used illicitly and are now controlled substances. Testosterone, like many anabolic steroids, was classified as a controlled substance in 1991. Developed in the United States by Uniumed Pharmaceuticals as AndroGel, testosterone cream was FDA approved in 2000 for the treatment of testosterone deficiency, which often results in a variety of hypogonadic conditions from mood and energy to sexual dysfunctions, as well as a treatment for several injury-related conditions like those experienced by severe burn and accident victims. A very popular form of testosterone, AndroGel is sold around the world under a couple of less popular brand/trade names most notably Testogel (manufactured in the UK by Laboratoires Besins and distributed by Bayer), Testim (manufactured in the U.S. by Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), and various generic versions often sold under the name testosterone cream or gel.

The transdermal delivery system of testosterone cream targets the same, or at least very similar bodily regions as injections and other forms of testosterone. More specifically, maximum absorption of testosterone cream is achieved when (as with injectable testosterone) it’s administered to densely muscled bodily regions. Since greater amounts of muscle at the point of application equates to a higher number of testosterone absorbing capillaries, testosterone can be more rapidly shuttled into the bloodstream.