Injectable testosterone esters and transdermal testosterone gels have generally been assumed to be equally safe and effective forms of testosterone-replacement therapy for male hypogonadism. Now, ...

An intramuscular injection delivers medication into a muscle. Doctors frequently use intramuscular injections to administer vaccines and certain other drugs. Injection sites include the upper arm, hip ...

Most people know the feeling of getting a shot and having your arm feel sore for several days afterward. Some might even expect it as a side effect. The soreness happens when medications are injected ...

ADMINISTRATION of replacement thyroid hormone by the oral route is entirely satisfactory for most patients with mild hypothyroidism. The proper form of hormone, size of dose and route of ...

Giving overweight people an extra dose of a hormone that tells the brain when to stop eating appears to curb their appetites by nearly a third, pointing to a potential new treatment for obesity. The ...

Human growth hormone (HGH) therapy can help increase muscle mass, improve body composition, and boost energy in those experiencing low growth hormone levels due to underlying health conditions. HGH ...

Daily hormone injections helped dieters keep weight off in a study that helped shed light on why it is so easy to gain weight and so hard to keep it off, researchers said on Thursday. Their study ...

Hormone implants consist of a system of soft, 2in rods - sometimes a single rod - inserted into the upper arm. They contain a white powder which gradually releases progestogen over five years. Like ...

October 27, 2009 (Atlanta, Georgia) — Crinone 8% progesterone gel is as effective as intramuscular progesterone (IMP) and significantly better tolerated for luteal phase progesterone support during in ...