Androgen therapy is a kind of hormonal therapy in which the androgens, a class of male hormones, are substituted. This is also known as a classic treatment of hypogonadism and its symptoms. This therapy can be administered via injections, gels, skin creams, patches, or intravenous tablets.



Androgen therapy helps reduce the potential shrinking of the efficient activity of the male gonads or sex glands. It can delay male aging and maintain the level of testosterone giving benefits like sustained muscle mass and strength, prevention from fatigue and fewer erections. Other benefits include reducing the risks of diabetes mellitus osteoporosis, erectile dysfunction, prolonged heart failure, etc. Androgen therapy can also help patients with prostate cancer by reducing the levels of male hormone in order to stop them from affective the cancer cells.