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Ethinylestradiol vs Testosterone

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

Testosterone was dispensed 47,950.0× as often as Ethinylestradiol in May 2026 — 47,950 items versus 1 in England.

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Ethinylestradiol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Testosterone · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Ethinylestradiol   ·   ╌ Testosterone

0 24k 49k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Jul 2022 Apr 2023 Jan 2024 Oct 2024 May 2026 Testosterone 1 Jan 2021: 4 Feb 2021: 10 Mar 2021: 7 Apr 2021: 4 May 2021: 13 Jun 2021: 5 Jul 2021: 4 Aug 2021: 5 Sep 2021: 4 Oct 2021: 6 Nov 2021: 11 Dec 2021: 6 Jan 2022: 9 Feb 2022: 3 Mar 2022: 9 Apr 2022: 6 May 2022: 12 Jun 2022: 6 Jul 2022: 7 Aug 2022: 3 Sep 2022: 5 Oct 2022: 8 Nov 2022: 5 Dec 2022: 2 Jan 2023: 7 Feb 2023: 6 Mar 2023: 5 Apr 2023: 5 May 2023: 11 Jun 2023: 6 Jul 2023: 8 Aug 2023: 7 Sep 2023: 11 Oct 2023: 7 Nov 2023: 4 Dec 2023: 4 Jan 2024: 10 Feb 2024: 19 Mar 2024: 6 Apr 2024: 5 May 2024: 11 Jun 2024: 5 Jul 2024: 7 Aug 2024: 4 Sep 2024: 7 Oct 2024: 2 Nov 2024: 5 Dec 2024: 6 Jan 2025: 5 Feb 2025: 3 Mar 2025: 8 Apr 2025: 2 May 2025: 2 Jun 2025: 4 Jul 2025: 6 Aug 2025: 2 Sep 2025: 2 Jan 2026: 1 Apr 2026: 1 May 2026: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ethinylestradiol versus Testosterone, May 2026
Measure Ethinylestradiol Testosterone
Items, May 2026 1 47,950
Items, last 12 months 37 544,859
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £39 £1,970,053

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