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Estradiol and estriol with progestogen vs Testosterone

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

Testosterone was dispensed 305.4× as often as Estradiol and estriol with progestogen in May 2026 — 47,950 items versus 157 in England.

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Estradiol and estriol with progestogen · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Testosterone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Estradiol and estriol with progestogen versus Testosterone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Estradiol and estriol with progestogen   ·   ╌ Testosterone

0 24k 49k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Testosterone 157 Jan 2021: 705 Feb 2021: 588 Mar 2021: 631 Apr 2021: 618 May 2021: 579 Jul 2021: 593 Aug 2021: 539 Sep 2021: 548 Oct 2021: 497 Nov 2021: 569 Dec 2021: 535 Jan 2022: 475 Feb 2022: 480 Mar 2022: 526 Apr 2022: 465 May 2022: 500 Jun 2022: 442 Jul 2022: 424 Aug 2022: 428 Sep 2022: 433 Oct 2022: 369 Nov 2022: 434 Dec 2022: 412 Jan 2023: 430 Feb 2023: 367 Mar 2023: 385 Apr 2023: 336 May 2023: 373 Jun 2023: 351 Jul 2023: 366 Aug 2023: 335 Sep 2023: 343 Oct 2023: 323 Nov 2023: 319 Dec 2023: 294 Jan 2024: 335 Feb 2024: 308 Mar 2024: 275 Apr 2024: 288 May 2024: 295 Jun 2024: 278 Jul 2024: 288 Aug 2024: 260 Sep 2024: 276 Oct 2024: 248 Nov 2024: 247 Dec 2024: 248 Jan 2025: 261 Feb 2025: 213 Mar 2025: 241 Apr 2025: 198 May 2025: 236 Jun 2025: 215 Jul 2025: 221 Aug 2025: 215 Sep 2025: 200 Oct 2025: 226 Nov 2025: 194 Dec 2025: 170 Jan 2026: 204 Feb 2026: 158 Mar 2026: 172 Apr 2026: 205 May 2026: 157

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Estradiol and estriol with progestogen versus Testosterone, May 2026
Measure Estradiol and estriol with progestogen Testosterone
Items, May 2026 157 47,950
Items, last 12 months 2,337 544,859
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,761 £1,970,053

See the full profile for Estradiol and estriol with progestogen or Testosterone.