Testosterone Injections: Uses, Side Effects & Warnings …

Generic Name: testosterone injection (tes TOS ter one) Brand Names: Delatestryl, Depo-Testosterone, Testosterone Cypionate, Testosterone Enanthate

Testosterone is a naturally occurring sex hormone that is produced in a man's testicles. Small amounts of testosterone are also produced in a woman's ovaries and adrenal system.

Testosterone injection is used in men and boys to treat conditions caused by a lack of this hormone, such as delayed puberty, impotence, or other hormonal imbalances.

Testosterone injection is also used in women to treat breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.

Do not use this medicine if you are pregnant or may become pregnant.

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You should not receive testosterone if you have prostate cancer, male breast cancer, a serious heart condition, or severe liver or kidney disease.

You should not receive testosterone if you are allergic to it, or if you have:

prostate cancer;

male breast cancer;

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