Buying testosterone from a doctor’s office can be a big step, but testosterone therapy is legal and safer than ever, as long as you’re working with a reputable company like Orange County Medical Solutions.

Stringent safeguards in telemedicine have helped ensure that prescribing testosterone can happen only if all parties (doctor, patient, and pharmacy) remain in legal compliance with the guidelines imposed by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

So how do you go about obtaining testosterone, safely and legally? It’s natural to have some basic questions. Fortunately, we can provide you with in-depth answers.

Yes, it is 100 percent legal to buy testosterone, as long you have a prescription, and the site that you are buying from follows DEA guidelines.

If a site states that you don’t require a prescription or don’t need to show proof of a diagnosed medical condition, do not buy from them. They are not in compliance with DEA guidelines, and chances are they’re operating illegally.

If a pharmacy doesn’t have an actual US address or claims they can provide testosterone prescriptions after you fill out a short form, do not engage with them. Filling out a form does not qualify you to receive a viable, legal prescription.

These guidelines are completely for your benefit and well-being:

• Having a medical condition that has been validly diagnosed by a physician with whom there is a legitimate doctor/patient relationship.
• Establishing a preliminary blood panel, a history, and a physical exam.
• Documentation that the doctor and patient have discussed the risks and benefits of using testosterone based on the patient’s lab values, medical history, and symptom profile.
• That the physician and pharmacy are based and licensed within the United States. Many states require the physician to be licensed in the very state where a patient is located.

Testosterone is a male steroid hormone (though testosterone therapy is not the same as taking anabolic steroids).

In the years since testosterone was first synthesized in the 1930s, it has been sold for reasons other than to treat clinically significant deficient hormone levels in men.

For example, some men want to buy testosterone to increase athletic or sexual performance or to fight the age-related decrease of testosterone.

To address the problem, the US government’s Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990 placed testosterone and other anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) in Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. According to the DEA’s website (1), Schedule III drugs, substances or chemicals are defined as drugs with a moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence.

If any pharmacy or physician tells you differently, they are either committing an illegal act or they are not offering you legitimate testosterone.

Some guys want to pick up more gains in the gym or boost their sex drive.

TRT can provide these benefits—and they’re great to experience. However, they’re not enough to justify a TRT prescription, and they’re definitely not a reason why you should ever alter your treatment regimen without a doctor’s approval.

You’re on TRT to restore T levels that have dropped significantly below what the American Urological Association (AUA) (2) categorizes as normal.

By restoring those levels, you’re also helping other functions in your body to perform the way that they should. Changing that up without your doctor’s permission is not only risky to your health, it can also be illegal, and it can invalidate your TRT prescription.

You’ve done all the hard work; you’ve tested your levels and received your testosterone from a licensed physician and pharmacy, so don’t deviate from the plan now.

Follow your TRT regimen as it has been prescribed, and you’ll find the benefits to be well worth your while.