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Dienogest vs Testosterone

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated May 2026

Testosterone was dispensed 13.2× as often as Dienogest in May 2026 — 47,950 items versus 3,628 in England.

3,628items

Dienogest · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

47,950items

Testosterone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Dienogest versus Testosterone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Dienogest   ·   ╌ Testosterone

0 24k 49k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Testosterone 3,628 Jan 2021: 59 Feb 2021: 83 Mar 2021: 105 Apr 2021: 117 May 2021: 135 Jun 2021: 170 Jul 2021: 156 Aug 2021: 178 Sep 2021: 179 Nov 2021: 222 Dec 2021: 261 Jan 2022: 240 Feb 2022: 279 Mar 2022: 320 Apr 2022: 296 May 2022: 341 Jun 2022: 321 Jul 2022: 403 Aug 2022: 401 Sep 2022: 417 Oct 2022: 457 Nov 2022: 493 Dec 2022: 532 Jan 2023: 579 Feb 2023: 607 Mar 2023: 694 Apr 2023: 673 May 2023: 791 Jun 2023: 866 Jul 2023: 931 Aug 2023: 930 Sep 2023: 959 Oct 2023: 995 Nov 2023: 1k Dec 2023: 1k Jan 2024: 1k Feb 2024: 1k Mar 2024: 1k Apr 2024: 1k May 2024: 2k Jun 2024: 2k Jul 2024: 2k Aug 2024: 2k Sep 2024: 2k Oct 2024: 2k Nov 2024: 2k Dec 2024: 2k Jan 2025: 2k Feb 2025: 2k Mar 2025: 2k Apr 2025: 2k May 2025: 2k Jun 2025: 2k Jul 2025: 3k Aug 2025: 3k Sep 2025: 3k Oct 2025: 3k Nov 2025: 3k Dec 2025: 3k Jan 2026: 3k Feb 2026: 3k Mar 2026: 4k Apr 2026: 3k May 2026: 4k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Dienogest versus Testosterone, May 2026
Measure Dienogest Testosterone
Items, May 2026 3,628 47,950
Items, last 12 months 35,741 544,859
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £133,365 £1,970,053

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