I’ll be moving to Taiwan next year for work but I was born with low testosterone so I get injections once every 2 weeks. Has anyone had any experience with transferring their scripts to Taiwan? Is testosterone legal/OTC? Thanks for your help 
A friend of mine had injections not long ago at a clinic. I’m not sure if it’s covered by national health insurance though.
If you use Google translate for “testosterone injections” you’ll find more information. Often you can find clinics on Google that automatically translate and give details and reviews
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No cream available?
No idea about cream.
I just know he was suffering from sudden depression which he had never had and is older …so a doctor suggested some endocrine tests and it showed quite low testosterone levels so he tried injections.
Said it seemed to help.
The cream doesn’t absorb as well… Trust me, I’ve tried it 
Thanks for your help, I’ll be sure to do that as soon as I land and bring my endo results 
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Google searching for something like , " endocrine clinic Taipei" will often give map results with websites and reviews in English once it’s auto translated.
Someone on here suggested this for labs which offer walk in testing…and I’ve used it since.
I used it to find the nearest endocrine clinic for my wife recently and it was as good as the reviews said.
It works well for many things in combination with Google translate.
A while back I had very low testosterone level too, and the doctor I saw in Austin prescribed a medicine called Clomid. It raised my T level. I am unsure if this is even a right treatment for it.
I need to look into this here as well, as it’s an issue I have. It might explain why I can’t seem to be gaining muscle despite trying hard. I seem to have trouble getting doctors in Taiwan to prescribe any sort of treatment for low T. There’s an entire thread on this somewhere.
Try an endocrinologist.
If you have certain symptoms they’ll at least do a thyroid panel and probably adrenal and pituitary glands…if not much more.
Just mention your past testosterone levels and other symptoms and they’ll likely test.
Otherwise just go to a lab and self pay.
Is it available in taiwan?
It is OTC???
Hmm that’s odd that a doctor in a western country prescribed you with that instead of telling you to see an endocrinologist first. It depends on the severity of your test levels, I know that after I saw an endo, I had a lifelong issue that I was born with so clomid wouldn’t help me.
That’s what caused me to see a doctor in the first place, I was eating like 3600 calories, training 5-6 times a week for like 6 years and I still looked average… Started getting the injections and now I actually look like I workout haha
Whereabouts are you located in Taiwan?
It’ll probably help that my endo and current doctor speak Chinese, so I could probably get them to write me a note in Chinese or setup a phone call. Do you know what they charge by any chance?
I live in Danshui.
I tried endocrinologist at veteran general hospital but they didn’t think my T level was too low. I think clomid brought it up semi permanently.
I don’t honestly know how script transfer to Taiwan, but I suspect it doesn’t and you’ll have to bring your supply and let the doctors here know about it. The drugs may be different due to NHI and all that… When I came here I came with a huge supply of drugs, that I had to buy at pharmacies. I asked for the same drug after my NHI came back, and was given different drugs.
Did you get a blood test and they showed you your FSH/LH levels? See this chart and compare it to your results if you still have them.
It’ll be pretty hard to bring in vials of testosterone when it’s considered a steroid, I won’t even make it out of Australia haha I might just have to research more and contact Taiwanese hospitals before I make the move.
It’s VERY dated, I should probably get it tested sometime in Taiwan to see what it is now. But it was very low. It went up to 600 something when I started taking clomid until I abruptly stopped due to being arrested.
Once in Taiwan your entire medical history is kept by the NHI and so every doctor you see will see all that, including your prescription history and all that. It’s one good thing about a universal healthcare.
At least UT’s health service keeps these messages on record so I can go back and see it. I can’t log in and see what NHI has on me, I’ll need to go to a hospital (and pay a fee) to get a printout.
You can access this stuff via the NHI app. It’s free.
You mean I can see my blood test results through those app?
Yes.
(At least for the most part. There are a couple of things not listed as far as I can tell, like some blood tests done via radioimmunoassay in the radiology department.)
Sorry for the late reply.
I don’t seem to get all notifications when there’s a reply.
Cost for tests?
If you have national health insurance and you meet the criteria then they can order which ever tests they feel necessary and it’ll be whatever the standard hospital visit fee is now…550 or 600? . Clinics are less.
Otherwise you can do as someone here suggested and find a private lab. They are all over the place and prices seem pretty standard. They also have various “package” tests.
As an example of individual test items:
I tried to get a clinic to test for testosterone but he said I need to go to a urologist or endocrinologist to order the tests. I am unsure if GP’s can order whatever tests they want.
If you are visiting a clinic you can save some money on copay if you get them to write you a transfer… transfer copay is lower than just going to the hospital.