Positives

• A 69-year-old user said the pellets turned back the clock, letting him keep an active lifestyle for sports and intimacy with one insertion lasting nearly six months Drugs.com.
  
  
• A patient lost belly fat and gynecomastia, slept better with no night sweats, and gained workout capacity after his pellet insertion Drugs.com.
  
  

Negatives

• A patient described a major crash in the last two weeks before reinsertion and disliked the resulting yo-yo effect on energy and libido Drugs.com.
  
  
• A Mayo Clinic Connect member reported post-insertion soreness in the buttock that lasted a full week and bruising at the insertion site Mayo Clinic Connect.
  
  

Hurdles & Side Effects

• A patient who switched from injections to Testopel found his free testosterone only stayed adequate for about a month and a half post-implant despite maximal dosing, and had to negotiate a return to injections PMC.