What is Testosterone?
The short answer
In the US, you need a prescription to get Testosterone (cypionate, enanthate, gels, undecanoate).
What it is
Testosterone (cypionate, enanthate, gels, undecanoate): Androgen (anabolic-androgenic steroid) (not a peptide).
Replaces the main male sex hormone.
What people look into
Testosterone
- 5 sources
- Status as of
- How we source
- Ellum doesn't sell peptides.
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What it is
- Also known as
- trt, testosterone replacement therapy, testosterone cypionate, test cyp, testosterone enanthate, test e, testosterone gel, testosterone cream, testosterone injection, testosterone undecanoate, depo-testosterone, xyosted, androgel, aveed, jatenzo, kyzatrex
- How it works
- Replaces the main male sex hormone.
Regulatory status
FDA-approved (Rx) How we label status
As of October 4, 2026, Testosterone (cypionate, enanthate, gels, undecanoate) is an FDA-approved prescription drug for male hypogonadism; delayed puberty in males (generic testosterone enanthate injection, not Xyosted).
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- Federal (FDA)
- Approved Rx (Depo-Testosterone ANDA085635; AndroGel NDA021015 2000; Xyosted NDA209863 2018; many ANDAs); label: male hypogonadism; delayed puberty in males (generic testosterone enanthate injection, not Xyosted). DEA Schedule III
- 503A compounding
- Approved-drug component (not in any 503A category) (as of May 14, 2026)
- WADA 2026
- S1.1 (named Testosterone)
References
Sources as of October 4, 2026
- DailyMed: dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm (1 of 2)
- DailyMed: dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm (2 of 2)
- Federal Register: www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/31/2025-24123/fourth-temporary-extension-of-covid-19-telemedicine-flexibilities-for-prescription-of-controlled-medications
- FDA: www.fda.gov/media/94164/download
- WADA: www.wada-ama.org/sites/default/files/2025-09/2026list_en_final_clean_september_2025.pdf