US EditionSocial media fuels surge in UK men seeking testosterone jabs
Private clinics and social media influencers have driven a 13% rise in testosterone prescriptions in England in 2024, raising concerns about unnecessary treatment and health risks.
- Private clinics and social-media claims are driving many men to pay for testosterone treatment, with prescriptions rising 13 percent in 2024 and the NHS in England spending over 30 million, OpenPrescribing reports.
- Private clinics are using targeted ads and influencer posts to recruit young men, employing social media, manosphere influencers and Underground ads to promote testing and Harley Street TRT’s '25 plus' Meta setting.
- Patients told AFP they paid privately for TRT, typically �100 to �200 a month, and some men like Gavin McNamee report feeling better after five or over six months of treatment.
- NHS specialists report a surge in referrals after private diagnoses, creating capacity pressures and risking patient care, while doctors warn TRT prescriptions without medical need threaten infertility and cardiovascular health.
- Despite advertising rules banning prescription testosterone ads in the UK, clinics promote testing, while researchers show long-term testosterone declines and other clinical uses add regulatory complexity.
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Encouraged by influencers and advertisements boasting their beneficial effects on dynamism or libido, more and more men are embarking on treatments to boost their testosterone, often without
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Social media fuels surge in UK men seeking testosterone jabs
Social media claims by clinics promoting testosterone treatment for men to improve their physique and mood are driving large numbers to pay for unnecessary medication that can have serious side effects, doctors say.
Encouraged by advertising and influencers, a growing number of men in the UK are turning to testosterone-boosting treatments without medical necessity, according to doctors consulted by AFP. On social media and on the London Underground, private health centers are urging men to have their testosterone levels checked. "Feeling tired, unfocused, struggling to recover after workouts? Perhaps it's time to check your testosterone levels," suggests on…
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