Male Excel Testosterone Cream: Cost & Terms

Male Excel testosterone cream is a compounded prescription, not an FDA-approved product. Its advertised cream-and-thyroid package plus required membership starts at $231 a month before extras. It may fit a properly evaluated man seeking topical care, but the prescription, household contact, fertility plans, and full bill need review before paying.^{1, 2, 4}

Best for: a man who has already been properly evaluated, has a clinical reason to consider a compounded preparation, wants a needle-free daily routine, and will actually use the dedicated-provider service Male Excel says its separate membership includes.^{2, 13}

Not for you if: you want an FDA-approved product, you want to fill at your own pharmacy, low testosterone hasn't been confirmed yet, you're trying to have children soon, or you live in one of eleven states Male Excel doesn't serve.^{9, 15, 16}

The short version	Where it stands, September 10, 2026
What it is	Compounded testosterone in a Lipoderm cream base. This compounded product is not FDA-approved.^{1, 2}
Published strength and container	Male Excel describes 200 mg/g and a TopiClick dispenser; its pricing page lists a 60 g supply. Confirm your actual label and dispenser.^{4, 5}
Advertised medication price	From $132/month equivalent, billed every other month as a 60-day supply — thyroid tablets are inside that package.⁴
Required on top	$99/month Medical Membership + $99 to start + medication shipping; no shipping amount was established for this main-site offer.^{4, 9, 11}
Recurring components and first-year model	From $231/month equivalent. Six medication orders plus 12 membership payments and intake total $2,871 before extras; seven orders total $3,135. These are payment-count scenarios, not a complete quote.
States	Provider currently lists 11 excluded states; confirm where you will physically be during care.¹⁶
Your own pharmacy?	No. Male Excel's Terms say prescriptions go to its contracted pharmacies only.⁹

*Educational information, not medical advice. Testosterone is a Schedule III controlled substance and requires a valid prescription. If you have chest pain, trouble breathing, or another urgent symptom, contact emergency care — not a telehealth form.*⁸

Commercial disclosure: Male Excel and Taurus Meds are commercial partners of TRT Provider Guide. We may earn compensation from provider referrals. This page uses direct information links, not tracked enrollment links. Commercial relationships do not decide our conclusions. Read our affiliate disclosure.

TRT Provider Guide is the independent decision resource for testosterone replacement therapy — helping U.S. adults understand how low testosterone is evaluated, compare online and local care models and providers, and choose the next step that fits their health needs, fertility plans, budget, state, and care preferences, with every material claim verified and dated.

Here is the product spec, the advertised monthly number, and the questions to settle before you pay.

Male Excel advertises the cream as "20x more powerful than commercial cream." The published concentration lets us check a ratio, not prove that claim. Once you separate concentration from results, you understand what the number does — and does not — tell you.^{4, 5, 7, 8}

Let's get there.

Why isn't the right provider the same for every man?

The right TRT provider is not the same for every person — it depends on whether low testosterone has been properly evaluated, your symptoms and health history, your fertility plans, your state, your insurance or cash-pay preference, your treatment-format preference, your budget, and whether online or in-person care is the better starting point. Some situations belong with primary care, urology, endocrinology, reproductive urology, or urgent or emergency care when the symptoms warrant it. Because a general answer cannot resolve those for you, use TRT Provider Guide's Find My TRT Path tool to map your situation to the right care route and the questions to ask before you pay.

The tool is educational and non-diagnostic. It does not interpret your labs, determine medical eligibility, or guarantee a prescription.

What does Male Excel publish, and what do you still need in writing?

Male Excel publishes product, price, and policy details, but those pages are not your prescription or personal quote. This table separates the published statements from the answers still needed for your plan.

Decision point	What Male Excel publishes	What you still need from them, in writing
The product	Compounded testosterone in a Lipoderm base; 200 mg/g in educational material, a TopiClick dispenser, and a 60 g pricing reference.^{1, 4, 5}	Your prescription's concentration, full ingredients, dispenser, quantity, storage rules, and beyond-use date
Approval status	Described as compounded. FDA does not approve compounded finished drugs.^{1, 2}	Why this preparation instead of an FDA-approved gel, for you
Price	From $132/month with thyroid, plus $99/month membership, plus $99 to start.^{4, 11}	Shipping, all charge dates, extra tests or visits, and the cream price without thyroid
Application and dispenser	Product FAQ says scrotum or inner thigh; general safety text says shoulders, upper arms or abdomen. An educational page has inconsistent per-click arithmetic.^{1, 4, 5}	Which written directions and dispenser instructions apply to your prescription
Household safety	Transfer precautions are published. Terms state medication does not ship in child-resistant packaging.^{4, 9}	A contact-safety and storage plan before the first delivery
Testing	Five-marker at-home kit; 60-day check-ins; blood testing every six months.^{11, 13}	Repeat morning confirmation, baseline blood count, the exact follow-up panel, and what costs extra
Pharmacy	Two partner pharmacies named in its FAQ.¹⁶	Which facility compounds and dispenses yours, with its license details
States	11 excluded on the current FAQ.¹⁶	Confirmation for where you'll physically be and any in-person requirement
Exit	Cancel-anytime wording; the conditional 90-day guarantee covers membership fees only.^{9, 19}	Your refill deadline, cancellation method, effective date, records access, and what is non-refundable

An unanswered question is not proof of poor care. Every one of them is a question you're entitled to a straight answer on before your card is charged.

What exactly is Male Excel's testosterone cream?

Male Excel's Testosterone Lipoderm Cream is a compounded prescription testosterone in a topical base called Lipoderm; the company describes twice-daily use and a metered dispenser. Compounded means it is prepared to meet a medical need rather than supplied as an FDA-approved finished product, so the FDA has not reviewed this preparation for safety, effectiveness, or quality before marketing.^{1, 2, 5}

Two words matter here, because TRT marketing blurs them constantly.

FDA-approved means the FDA reviewed that exact finished product before it could be sold. Compounded means a pharmacy prepared the medicine to meet a patient's need. Compounding can be lawful and can serve a real purpose. It does not carry the same premarket review. The FDA says it plainly: compounded drugs are not FDA approved, and the agency does not verify their safety, effectiveness, or quality before they reach patients.²

FDA-approved testosterone gels are different finished products with their own labels. An approval for AndroGel or another product does not apply to Male Excel's compounded cream. FDA says compounded drugs should be used when an FDA-approved drug cannot meet the patient's medical needs.^{2, 7, 8}

Male Excel uses "bioidentical" throughout its site. That's a marketing word. It is not an FDA approval category and it doesn't mean approved.⁴

The product spec, and what "20x more powerful" actually means

Here's the part to check against the label.

Male Excel's educational page states the cream contains 200 mg of testosterone per gram and describes a TopiClick dispenser. Its pricing page lists a 60 g supply. Those are published product descriptions, not a label from a prescription we received.^{4, 5}

Two hundred milligrams per gram is 20% testosterone by weight. Now put that next to FDA-approved gel formulations:

Product	Testosterone concentration	Status
Male Excel compounded cream	200 mg/g — 20%	Provider-published concentration. Compounded; not FDA-approved
AndroGel 1%	10 mg/g — 1%	FDA-approved gel
AndroGel 1.62%	16.2 mg/g — 1.62%	FDA-approved gel
Fortesta	20 mg/g — 2%	FDA-approved gel formulation

*Male Excel figures from its published product information; gel concentrations from their prescribing information. Checked September 10, 2026. This is a formulation comparison, not confirmation of stock at your pharmacy or a guide to converting doses.*^{4, 5, 7, 8, 20}

Twenty divided by one is twenty. Against AndroGel 1.62%, the ratio is about 12.35; against a 2% gel, it is ten. These are our concentration calculations, not verification of the advertisement's claimed power or an established comparison of patient outcomes.

Now the part the ad doesn't say. A higher concentration means more testosterone per gram of product. It does not, by itself, establish how much reaches your blood or how much your symptoms improve. The formulation, application site, prescribed amount, and individual absorption matter; approved gel labels warn that topical products are not interchangeable.^{7, 8, 14, 20}

So the honest read: 20% is a checkable concentration, not proof that the cream is twenty times more effective. Worth knowing before you pay a premium for it.

To be explicit, because this one matters: 200 mg/g is a product specification, not a dose. How much you use, how often, and where is decided by your prescriber and printed on your label. Never work a quantity out for yourself.

One gap to close before intake. A published concentration is not the same as your concentration. Compounded prescriptions can be individualized, so the strength on your bottle may differ. Ask for it in writing before the first fill.

There is another gap in the dispenser description. The educational page's amount per click does not agree with its own two-click example. Do not resolve that by doing dose math from a website. Have the prescriber and dispensing pharmacist confirm the output of your actual dispenser and the directions on your label.⁵

Who actually makes it?

Male Excel names two partner pharmacies in its FAQ: Anazao Health Corp. in Tampa, Florida, and WellDyneRx-FL in Lakeland, Florida. Its Terms separately state that your prescription will be filled by one of its contracted third-party pharmacies and will not be sent anywhere else.^{9, 16}

Naming the pharmacies is useful disclosure, and it's worth acknowledging. But naming two partners is not the same as telling you which one will compound your cream, under which regulatory category, or confirming that facility's current license. We did not audit either pharmacy.

So ask, in these words: "Which pharmacy will compound and dispense my cream, where is it located, and does 503(a) or 503(b) apply to that facility?" A program should be able to answer that before your first fill.

Those numbers refer to two federal compounding frameworks. A traditional 503A pharmacy is generally overseen day to day by its state; a registered 503B outsourcing facility is subject to FDA oversight and additional requirements. Neither category makes the finished cream FDA-approved. Ask for the legal facility name and license number, not just the network name.²

How much does Male Excel testosterone cream cost?

At advertised starting rates the cream-and-thyroid package is $132 a month equivalent, billed every other month as a 60-day supply. Treatment also requires a $99 monthly Medical Membership and a $99 start package, putting the recurring advertised components at $231 a month equivalent before extras. The main pricing page excludes medication shipping but does not give its amount.^{4, 9, 11}

Line item	Amount or published inclusion
Start package: at-home hormone test + provider consultation	$99 once
Testosterone Lipoderm Cream with thyroid, advertised starting rate	From $132/month equivalent; $264 for a two-month price equivalent
Medical Membership — required for treatment	$99/month
Medication shipping and handling	Extra; no amount established for the main-site offer
Routine follow-up	Dedicated-provider service, messaging, e-visits, 60-day check-ins, and six-month blood testing are provider-stated membership benefits
Extra tests or services	Repeat confirmation, replacement samples, expanded panels, extra visits, and any in-person exam need an itemized quote
Monthly equivalent at advertised starting rates	From $231, before extras
Six-order model, including the $99 start	$2,871 before extras; six 60-day supplies cover 360 days

*Figures from Male Excel's pricing and test-kit pages, checked September 10, 2026. Advertised starting rates, not a personal quote. Medication bills every other month, so your actual charge dates change the cash-flow picture.*^{4, 11}

What could leave your account during the first year?

The $2,871 figure is reproducible: $99 + (12 × $99) + (6 × $264). It is not a verified, complete 365-day bill. Six 60-day supplies cover 360 days.

Payment-count scenario	Calculation	Subtotal before extras
Six medication orders and 12 memberships	$99 + $1,188 + $1,584	$2,871
Seven medication orders and 12 memberships	$99 + $1,188 + $1,848	$3,135

The seven-order scenario applies only if orders charge on a strict 60-day schedule, starting with the first fill: days 0, 60, 120, 180, 240, 300, and 360. That last order includes medicine for after the first year. Male Excel advertises both “every other month” billing and a “60-day supply”; we did not verify your actual charge calendar.⁴

Both scenarios assume unchanged starting rates, one $99 intake fee, and 12 membership payments. Neither includes medication shipping, applicable taxes, extra tests or visits, or prescription changes. Unknown charges are not zero. Ask for the first charge and every renewal date before treating either subtotal as your budget.^{4, 9}

Two things move that number, and both come from Male Excel's own pages.

Dose changes change the price. Male Excel states directly that reaching optimal levels may require a higher amount, and that a higher amount raises the medication cost. The $132 is a floor, not a ceiling.¹

The advertised package includes thyroid tablets. It's sold as "Bioidentical Testosterone Lipoderm Cream with Thyroid," and the thyroid medication is inside that $132. We could not find a cream-only price for this current main-site offer.⁴

A bundle is not a diagnosis of thyroid disease. Male Excel's safety text describes desiccated thyroid, an animal-derived medicine. FDA states that animal-derived thyroid drugs are not FDA-approved and are not eligible for compounding because they are regulated as biological products. Its current notice describes risk-based enforcement, not a universal withdrawal date.^{4, 21}

Ask what thyroid condition is being treated, the exact product and manufacturer, and the price with each medicine separated. We did not receive a thyroid prescription or establish which product a particular patient would get; the FDA notice is not a finding about a specific Male Excel shipment.

This structure can catch people out. In an unprompted Trustpilot review with an experience date of September 9, 2026, Morris wrote: “I was not told about the $99 monthly fee.” That's one person's account of how the pricing was communicated to him — not proof of what anyone else is told, and not evidence about the cream itself. We mention it because it's the same gap this table closes: the medication rate and required membership appear separately on the pricing page, rather than as one combined number in the cream price card.¹²

Male Excel is upfront in its fine print. Its pricing page footnote says the medication price does not include Medical Membership, which is required. That's an honest disclosure sitting a long way from the big number.⁴

We've mapped the wider bill elsewhere — including the different figures published across Male Excel's web properties and how payment dates affect the comparison.

→ See the complete Male Excel bill breakdown, including the charges this summary leaves out

→ Open Male Excel's current pricing page and check today's rates line by line against the table above. Prices change. Ours carry a date.

What's the main pharmacy and pricing drawback?

Male Excel does not let you fill your prescription at your own pharmacy, and its current main-site pricing page does not give a cream-only price. Its Terms state your prescription goes to a contracted pharmacy and will not be sent elsewhere, and its advertised cream package bundles thyroid medication into the price.^{9, 4}

We're not going to soften that. You cannot price-shop your medication from inside this program. And the published main-site offer does not show what the cream costs without a second medicine attached to it.

If choosing your own pharmacy is your top priority, this is the wrong program. Ask a local prescriber about an FDA-approved topical gel and a pharmacy that can fill that prescription, then compare that route's visits, labs and pharmacy quote. If the lowest complete cream-and-labs price is what you're after, start with our cream provider comparison — compare itemized quotes rather than treating a lower medication headline as verified savings.

Now the other side of the trade, which is the reason some men pay it anyway.

Male Excel contracts with third-party pharmacies; its Terms do not establish that it owns a compounding and dispensing chain. The company describes a 20% compounded cream and says the required membership includes a dedicated provider, unlimited messaging and e-visits, 60-day check-ins, and blood testing every six months. Those are published services, not service delivery we tested.^{4, 5, 9, 13}

That's the actual deal. You give up pharmacy choice within this program, and the main advertised package combines two medicines. In return, Male Excel says it coordinates prescribing, routine follow-up, and testing through a paid membership. That can be useful, but it does not establish that every extra test or visit is included.^{4, 9, 13}

If that trade sounds fine, get your actual prescription and complete price in writing — before you pay, not after.

→ Check whether Male Excel prescribes in your state before you spend anything on intake. A visit is an evaluation, not a prescription, and nobody can promise you'll be approved.

Cream or injection — which should you pick inside Male Excel?

Male Excel states its cream and its daily testosterone cypionate injection are equally effective at raising testosterone levels, with the cream producing a larger rise in DHT. Those are the company's claims. The published price gap between the two is $12 a month.^{1, 4}

DHT is short for dihydrotestosterone, an androgen — a type of sex hormone — your body makes from testosterone. Male Excel markets a higher DHT rise as a benefit.^{1, 8}

Be careful with both claims. In the sources we reviewed, we found no head-to-head clinical trial of Male Excel's cream against its injection establishing equal symptom relief, or evidence that its advertised higher DHT rise gives better symptom outcomes. The provider's claim about hormone levels is not proof of either outcome.^{1, 14}

Comparison	Testosterone Lipoderm Cream	Testosterone cypionate injection
Advertised medication rate	From $132/month equivalent, with thyroid	From $120/month equivalent, with thyroid
Membership required	$99/month	$99/month
Advertised components combined	From $231/month equivalent	From $219/month equivalent
Product status	Compounded; not FDA-approved	Confirm the exact finished product and whether it is FDA-approved or compounded
Provider-described routine	Twice daily, topical; your label controls	Daily subcutaneous injection — under the skin; your prescription controls
Topical transfer to other people	Yes, a skin-contact concern	No cream or gel application site; different handling risks remain
Needles	None	Small insulin-type needle; supplies included in the listed price
Male Excel's own claim	Equal testosterone-level effectiveness, higher DHT	Equal testosterone-level effectiveness
Switching later	Company describes requesting a different treatment type at renewal; clinician approval is required	Same

*Provider-stated features and advertised rates, checked September 10, 2026. These are treatment descriptions, not instructions to use either product. Approval belongs to the exact finished drug, not simply the words “testosterone cypionate.”*^{1, 2, 4, 9}

The twelve-month rate-equivalent difference is $144 in the six-order model. It is $168 if both plans have seven two-month-priced medication orders. Neither comparison includes unknown extras, so don't pick on the $12 headline difference alone.

Discuss what you'll actually manage every day for a year, and who else lives in your house, with the clinician. If you'd skip an injection, that matters — but the cream does not win by default. If you have a toddler who climbs on you the second you walk in the door, read the next section before deciding.

On DHT specifically: a published study of testosterone cream applied to scrotal skin measured a DHT peak of about 1.2 ng/mL roughly 4.9 hours after application. That's a pharmacokinetic finding — a measurement of how a drug moves through the body — in a single-dose crossover study, not a trial of Male Excel's program. It is not evidence that a higher DHT level improves how you feel.¹⁴ Bring hair-loss concerns and any existing urinary symptoms to the prescriber; a DHT number alone does not settle whether this treatment fits you.^{8, 15}

Where do you apply it, and can it transfer to your family?

Male Excel's cream product FAQ names the scrotum or inner thigh, while the general testosterone safety text on the product and pricing pages says only shoulders, upper arms or abdomen. Its older educational material also differs on frequency. Get the directions for your exact prescription in writing from the prescriber and dispensing pharmacist.^{1, 4, 6}

This isn't a technicality. Application site changes two things at once: how much testosterone gets into your blood, and who else can come into contact with it.^{8, 14}

Male Excel document	Published application wording	Checked
Cream product page FAQ	Scrotum or inner thigh, twice daily	Sept 10, 2026
“What Is The Best Topical Testosterone Cream?”	Scrotum or inner thigh; claims scrotal absorption is up to eight times higher	Sept 10, 2026
“Advantages of Testosterone Cream for Men”	Opening describes twice daily; application section describes groin once daily	Sept 10, 2026
General testosterone safety information	Only shoulders, upper arms, or abdomen — areas a short-sleeve shirt covers	Sept 10, 2026

*These are Male Excel's own published descriptions, compared here as disclosures. This table is not instructions for using any prescription.*^{1, 4, 5, 6}

For context: the AndroGel and Fortesta labels reviewed prohibit genital application, and even two strengths of the same gel brand carry different labeled sites. Instructions for one topical product never transfer to another.^{7, 8, 20}

We're not going to tell you which passage applies to a prescription we have not seen. Ask this, in writing: "Where exactly do I apply this prescription, and why that site for me?" Have the prescriber and dispensing pharmacist resolve the mismatch before use.

The part with kids in it

Topical testosterone can transfer to another person through skin contact. FDA-approved gels carry a boxed warning about secondary exposure, and reported cases in children include early genital enlargement, pubic hair, increased erections and advanced bone age.⁸ Advanced bone age means the bones mature earlier than expected.

Credit where it's due: Male Excel publishes detailed transfer precautions — wash your hands right away, cover the site with clothing once dry, keep it covered until you've washed the area, wash before skin-to-skin contact. It lists the warning signs to watch for in a child and in a woman.⁴

But there's a line in its Terms you should read before the first box arrives. Male Excel states that its pharmacies will not ship your medication in child-resistant packaging, and that keeping it out of reach of children is your responsibility.⁹

Put those two facts together and the action item is obvious. If you have small children at home, sort out a locked drawer before day one, and be honest with the prescriber about your daily physical contact with them. It may work fine. It may point you toward the injection instead. Changing from cream to an injection does not remove testosterone's sperm-suppression risk; that is a separate decision.^{8, 15}

If another person touches an unwashed application site, wash the exposed person's skin with soap and water promptly and contact a healthcare professional for advice, especially for a child or someone who is pregnant. New signs of unwanted hormone exposure need medical review.⁸

Does that sound manageable for your household? If yes, review Male Excel's cream product information and transfer precautions before your consultation, and take the application-site question with you.

What testing does the $99 start package actually cover?

Male Excel says the $99 start package includes an at-home finger-prick blood-spot kit and a provider consultation. The kit measures total testosterone, estradiol, DHEA-S, Free T3 and PSA, with results described as roughly five business days after the lab receives your sample. That advertised kit alone does not establish that every diagnostic and safety check is complete.^{11, 16}

Plain definitions, because these get thrown around:

Total testosterone — all the testosterone in your blood, bound and unbound. The main diagnostic number.
Hematocrit — the share of your blood made up of red blood cells. Testosterone can raise it, which is why it gets watched.
PSA — prostate-specific antigen, a prostate marker checked before and during therapy depending on age and risk.^{8, 15}

Here's the comparison that turns into your consult questions.

Diagnostic or safety check	What the published five-marker kit establishes
At least two early-morning testosterone tests; Endocrine Society specifies fasting and accurate assays	Total testosterone is measured. The offer does not establish how repeat pre-treatment testing is required, collected, or paid for — ask.
Consistently low results plus compatible symptoms or signs	The company emphasizes symptoms. Ask how it confirms the diagnosis and what a normal result changes.
Baseline red-blood-cell assessment, including hematocrit	Hemoglobin and hematocrit are not among the five published markers — ask how the blood count is handled.
Prostate risk discussion and PSA testing when appropriate for age and risk	PSA is included. A marker alone does not replace the discussion or any further evaluation.
Fertility discussion and evaluation when relevant	This is a clinical assessment, not one of the five blood markers. Ask about it before treatment.

*Clinical standards from the Endocrine Society and prescribing information; kit contents from Male Excel's published test-kit page. A marker missing from a public page is not proof the program skips it — it's a question you're entitled to an answer on.*^{8, 11, 15, 17, 22}

Male Excel describes processing at Excel Medical Labs in North Carolina and calls the lab CLIA-certified. We did not independently verify its certificate or assay performance. CLIA status is not proof that a single blood-spot result completes a guideline-based diagnosis. Ask which accurate, repeat morning blood tests the clinician uses and how the sample method and reference range support the diagnosis.^{13, 22}

The kit page describes prepaid return shipping for the sample. That is separate from medication shipping. The Terms say an unsuitable sample may lead to a replacement kit at the company's discretion, and additional fees may apply.^{9, 11}

Male Excel also advertises comprehensive blood testing every six months inside the membership, plus a members-only "360" panel of 54 biomarkers. The six-month testing is a stated membership benefit; the expanded panel is advertised as available to members. We could not establish a price for the expanded panel or confirm it comes with every $99 membership.^{4, 13}

What happens between the advertised six-month tests?

The Endocrine Society recommends checking testosterone at about three to six months after treatment begins, and hematocrit before treatment, at three to six months, and then yearly. The clinician may need earlier or extra checks, including after a prescription change; the exact schedule depends on the product and your health.^{17, 20}

Ask for the follow-up panel, who reviews abnormal results, how blood pressure is checked, and whether extra tests carry a charge. A 60-day check-in is not necessarily a new blood draw.

Who is the clinician, and how do you reach them?

Male Excel advertises a dedicated provider and ongoing messaging and e-visits. We did not test response times or verify the license of a clinician assigned to a patient. Ask for the clinician's name, professional credential, license in the state where you will be, backup coverage, and expected response time. Member Support and a clinical review are not the same service.^{9, 13}

And be clear-eyed about the model. Male Excel's marketing gives symptoms a central role, but marketing does not establish what happens in an individual workup. If a doctor has told you your labs are "normal" while you still feel awful, you deserve an explanation — not a shortcut past diagnosis. The Endocrine Society's July 2026 statement calls for symptoms plus consistently low, accurately measured testosterone, with at least two early-morning fasting tests. Neither symptoms alone nor 300 ng/dL by itself establishes a diagnosis.^{13, 15, 22}

A clinician may consider free testosterone when the guideline calls for it and check other causes of the symptoms. Primary care, urology, or endocrinology is a reasonable next step when the diagnosis or cause is unclear.^{15, 22}

We can't tell you whether you have low testosterone. Neither can an online quiz. That's a conversation with a clinician who can order a proper repeat morning test.

What results and side effects should you discuss?

The sources reviewed do not establish a dependable Male Excel cream-specific timeline for symptom improvement or prove that it works better than an FDA-approved gel. Testosterone therapy can benefit appropriately diagnosed men, but a higher concentration does not guarantee a better result. Agree with the clinician on the treatment goal, how to judge progress, and when to reassess.^{2, 15, 22}

A cream still has whole-body effects

Discuss skin irritation or acne, increased red blood cells, fluid retention, blood pressure, sleep-apnea concerns, and sperm suppression. These are recognized testosterone-treatment concerns, not measured rates for Male Excel's cream. A compounded product does not inherit the testing or exact safety rates of an approved gel.^{2, 8, 15}

FDA required blood-pressure labeling updates in 2025. In June 2026 it requested further changes involving age-related hypogonadism, prostate-cancer risk wording, and enlarged-prostate warnings. A request to update labels is not approval of a compounded cream or permission to skip diagnosis and monitoring.^{3, 23, 24}

Tell the clinician about a cancer history, high hematocrit, untreated severe sleep apnea, a recent heart attack or stroke, or possible pituitary or testicular disease before choosing a program. Those situations need a medical plan, not a price-based decision.^{15, 22}

Which symptoms should not wait for an online reply?

Call 911 for chest pain, sudden severe trouble breathing, or stroke-like symptoms such as sudden one-sided weakness or trouble speaking. New leg swelling or pain, a serious skin reaction, or signs of unintended exposure in someone else also need prompt medical advice. Do not wait for the next routine check-in.⁸

Is Male Excel's cream available in your state?

Male Excel's current FAQ lists eleven excluded states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. This is provider-stated availability checked September 10, 2026, not a guarantee that a clinician can treat every applicant in another state.¹⁶

Do not rely on an older state list. We did not establish when or why each exclusion took effect. A page modification date does not prove the date a prescribing policy changed. Re-check your state and any in-person requirement before you spend anything on intake.

Older lists still exist across this company's web properties. Male Excel's parent site, excelmedical.com, published a shorter five-state exclusion list marked accurate as of June 17, 2025 when we checked it. **Use the current maleexcel.com FAQ, and confirm at intake.**¹⁰

The date to have in your calendar

Testosterone is a Schedule III controlled substance in the United States. It requires a valid prescription, and there is no lawful shortcut.⁸

Prescribing a controlled substance by telemedicine without a prior in-person visit is currently allowed under a temporary federal rule. The DEA and HHS issued a fourth temporary extension effective January 1 through December 31, 2026, subject to federal and state requirements. It doesn't guarantee your clinician can prescribe to you remotely, and it doesn't establish what the rules will be afterward.¹⁸

For testosterone, the federal flexibility involves qualifying audio-video telemedicine and a prescription for a legitimate medical purpose by an appropriately authorized practitioner. A questionnaire alone is not that visit, and a federal extension does not remove applicable state practice requirements.¹⁸

Male Excel already flags this in its own footer: based on DEA and state laws, your treatment plan may require an in-person medical exam.¹³ Ask who arranges any required exam and what it costs. Tell the provider where you will physically be during appointments, including when traveling or moving.⁹

We're not turning that into a countdown. Manufactured urgency has no place in a decision about a controlled substance. But it's a fair question to put to any program before you commit: "If the federal telemedicine rules change in January, what happens to my refills?"

Will the cream affect fertility?

Testosterone taken from outside the body can suppress sperm production, and FDA-approved testosterone labeling warns this can include azoospermia — no measurable sperm. Male Excel's own safety information states the cream may lower sperm count. Guidelines advise against testosterone therapy for men planning fertility in the near term.^{8, 4, 15}

Spermatogenesis is the medical word for sperm production. Adding testosterone from outside can suppress the brain's signals to the testicles, including the ones that support it.⁸

We won't promise you this will happen, and we won't promise recovery on any timeline. Neither promise is honest for an individual reader. What we can say is that suppression is a known, labeled effect, and it is far easier to plan around before you start than after.

One separation the marketing blurs: clomiphene, enclomiphene and hCG are not testosterone and are not TRT. They work differently. None is a "natural" version of the same treatment, and none guarantees fertility.^{25, 26, 27}

Clomiphene's FDA-approved labeling is for certain ovulation problems in women; prescribing it for male testosterone deficiency is off-label. Compounded enclomiphene is not FDA-approved, and its appearance on FDA's list of bulk substances under evaluation is not approval of a drug. hCG products such as Pregnyl have an approved use in selected male cases of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism — low hormone production caused by inadequate pituitary signaling — not a blanket guarantee of fertility during TRT.^{2, 25, 26, 27}

Male Excel sells an oral product called Triclozene under a heading describing it as a "Proprietary Testosterone Formula." Its pricing page lists clomiphene citrate, thyroid and selenomethionine; testosterone is not among those listed ingredients. A separate TRT page uses enclomiphene wording. Those names are not interchangeable: get the exact prescription ingredients, approval status, and fertility plan in writing rather than treating an oral product as a version of the cream.^{4, 25, 28}

If you want children in the next couple of years, start with a urologist or reproductive urologist — not a cream subscription. That's not hedging. It's the order these decisions need to happen in. Our TRT and fertility guide explains why the care route changes.

→ Use Find My TRT Path to map your situation to the right care route and the questions to ask before you pay. It's free and educational. It does not diagnose low testosterone, determine eligibility, or guarantee a prescription.

What happens if the cream doesn't work for you?

Male Excel advertises cancellation at any time and publishes an Excel Advantage Guarantee that conditionally refunds the first 90 days of membership fees if symptoms do not improve. Its Terms separately state that all sales are final and fees are not refundable unless an exception applies. Cancelling future service is separate from a refund, and medication costs sit outside this guarantee.^{9, 16, 19}

We read the guarantee terms so you don't have to. They're real, written down, and conditional:

Available to new members who commit to the protocol for a continuous 90-day period
You must follow the protocol as prescribed and attend all scheduled appointments and follow provider recommendations; documentation of adherence may be required
If symptoms don't improve, you may request a refund of membership fees for the full three months
You must request it within 30 days after the 90-day period ends
Improvement is judged using Male Excel's own hormone-therapy assessment score or overall improvement you report to your provider
The remedy is limited to membership fees for the first 90 days. No other claims or compensation¹⁹

Here's the arithmetic, scoped to the cream at advertised rates. This example assumes two 60-day medication orders billed at $264 each during the first 90 days, plus the $99 start package and three $99 membership payments.

Illustrative first 90 days on the cream	Amount before extras
Start package	$99
Cream-and-thyroid package: two $264 orders	$528
Membership: three $99 payments	$297
Illustrative amount paid	$924
Membership fees refundable under the guarantee, if its conditions are met	$297
Amount outside this guarantee	$627

*Our calculation from Male Excel's advertised rates and published guarantee terms, checked September 10, 2026. The second order contains supply extending beyond day 90. Actual charge dates, shipping, applicable taxes, extra services, and prescription changes can change what you pay.*^{4, 9, 19}

In this example, the membership refund is roughly 32% of the $924 paid before extras. The conditions are written down, which makes the limit checkable. But "risk-free" is the wrong way to think about it. Your medication spending isn't in it.

Save the guarantee terms that apply on the day you enroll. Terms change. The version you agreed to is the one that matters.

Two more things worth knowing. Male Excel's FAQ describes a renewal notice with a 48-hour window to act before medication is billed and shipped. That's a refill-action notice, not a published universal cancellation deadline, so get your own deadline confirmed in writing. And its Terms include a mandatory arbitration clause and class-action waiver, with a written opt-out by email or mail within 30 days of first accepting the Terms or using the Services. Read that deadline separately from the guarantee and refill deadlines.^{16, 9}

How do you cancel and keep your records?

Use Male Excel's published Member Support channel to request cancellation, then ask for written confirmation of the effective date and whether any refill is already processing. Its FAQ lists (833) 625-3392 and support@maleexcel.com. We did not test a cancellation or establish one universal cutoff that stops every pending charge.^{9, 16}

Request copies of your test results, prescription details, and clinical records, and ask how to share them with another clinician. The kit page says results are delivered by a link sent by text and email; that is not a promise of permanent portal access after cancellation. We did not establish a standard record-copy fee or post-cancellation access policy. Ask the treating medical group how to make a secure records request; do not put medical details in a public review.^{9, 11}

For the wider cancellation and disputed-charge questions:

→ See what cancelling actually stops, and what stays billed

What we actually verified

This is a product and cost profile built from public sources — not a hands-on review. The check separates what Male Excel publishes from independent medical evidence and the details still missing for a particular patient.

Checked September 10, 2026. We read Male Excel's cream product page, pricing page, test-kit page, homepage, TRT page, FAQ, Terms and Conditions, privacy policy, and the separate Excel Advantage Guarantee terms, plus its parent company site and two of its educational articles. We also checked FDA, DEA, HHS, specialty-guideline sources, and the cited research. We did not enroll, place an order, inspect checkout, contact support, or receive treatment.

Confirmed as published by Male Excel: the 200 mg/g educational description, TopiClick wording, and 60 g pricing reference; the compounded description; the $99 start package and its five-marker kit; the required $99 monthly membership; the $132 cream-with-thyroid and $120 injection-with-thyroid advertised rates; medication shipping excluded from the headline; conflicting application, frequency, and dispenser descriptions; the transfer precautions; the child-resistant-packaging statement; the two named partner pharmacies; the contracted-pharmacy restriction; the current eleven excluded states; the 48-hour refill notice; the all-sales-final language; the arbitration opt-out; and the full guarantee conditions.^{1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 16, 19}

Verified from primary and specialty sources: FDA's position that compounded drugs are not FDA-approved; the concentrations and application restrictions in the gel labels cited; secondary-exposure and sperm-suppression warnings; testosterone's Schedule III status; the DEA and HHS fourth temporary extension through December 31, 2026; the Endocrine Society's repeat morning testing and monitoring standards; FDA's thyroid-drug notice and recent testosterone-label announcements; and the non-TRT drug distinctions above.^{2, 7, 8, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27}

Provider-stated, not independently verified: the cream-versus-injection effectiveness claim; the claimed value of a larger DHT rise; the "20x more powerful" positioning; membership service delivery, response times and continuity with one provider; laboratory certification and turnaround; and pharmacy relationships. We found no head-to-head trial establishing the claimed symptom advantage in the sources reviewed. We did not audit either named pharmacy, verify a laboratory certificate, or verify any individual clinician's license. A public state list is not an individual prescribing clearance.

Customer-experience signal: Morris's September 9, 2026 report describing surprise at the monthly fee. That is one person's account of billing communication. It does not establish policy, typical experience, or anything about the medication.¹²

Our own calculations and editorial conclusions: the $231 monthly equivalent, the $2,871 six-order and $3,135 seven-order scenarios, the two-order 90-day guarantee example, the concentration comparison, and the buyer-fit judgments. The calculations are reproducible from the cited inputs and stated assumptions; they are not invoices or medical recommendations.

What we could not confirm, named rather than hidden: the main offer's medication shipping charge; whether the current cream package can be dispensed without thyroid, and at what price; the concentration, dispenser, or complete ingredients on an individual patient's label; the actual compounding facility and regulatory category; the repeat pre-treatment testing protocol and its price; baseline blood-count arrangements; any expanded-panel surcharge; actual charge dates; a universal cancellation cutoff; records fees and access after cancellation; and the amount on a live checkout screen. We leave unconfirmed amounts out of a claimed complete total rather than counting them as zero.

Our method is documented in How We Review TRT Providers. It separates verified facts, provider-stated facts, customer-experience signals and editorial conclusions, and it calculates complete cost instead of repeating a teaser price. It is not a numeric medical score. See our editorial standards and corrections policy. Our privacy policy explains this site's data practices; this page makes no claim that a decision tool is a medical service or that all site activity is covered by HIPAA.

What should you get in writing before you pay?

Get the product and price details in writing before the first fill. A portal message counts as writing. A verbal answer on a video call does not.

Copy this. Send it through their support channel or portal. Save the reply.

What is the exact concentration and base of the cream you're prescribing me — in mg per gram, with the full ingredient list, dispenser output, container size, storage rules, and beyond-use date?
Where exactly should I apply it, and why that site for me? Your product page and your safety information give different sites. Please confirm the directions for my prescription in writing.
Which pharmacy compounds and dispenses my cream — legal name, location, and does 503(a) or 503(b) apply to that facility?
What does the cream cost without thyroid, if thyroid isn't prescribed for me — and what thyroid testing supports including it? Please name the thyroid product and manufacturer.
What is my shipping charge per order?
How many testosterone measurements do you require before prescribing, and at what time of day? How are repeat testing, assay quality, and any extra test fees handled?
Will you check my hemoglobin and hematocrit before I start, and how often afterward?
What happens if my result comes back in the normal range — how do you check other causes and decide whether treatment is appropriate?
What is my first charge, its date, and every renewal date after it?
What is the exact deadline and method to decline a refill, and is that separate from cancelling my membership?
If I want children in the next few years, what do you recommend I do before starting?
How do I get copies of my labs and records, share them with another clinician, and keep access after cancelling? Any fees?

If an answer comes back vague, that's information too. A program confident in its pricing and its prescription can put both in writing.

You don't owe anyone a commitment because you asked a question.

What else should you know about Male Excel testosterone cream?

The key checks are the exact prescription, the combined bill, and whether the program fits your medical and household needs. These answers use the same September 10, 2026 source check as the tables above; they do not replace your clinician's evaluation.

Is Male Excel testosterone cream FDA-approved? No. Male Excel describes it as compounded, and FDA does not approve compounded drugs or review their safety, effectiveness or quality before marketing. FDA-approved gels are separate finished products; their approval does not apply to this cream.^{1, 2, 7, 8}

How strong is Male Excel's testosterone cream? Its educational information states 200 mg of testosterone per gram — 20% by weight — and describes a TopiClick dispenser; the pricing page lists a 60 g supply. The approved gel examples in our table are 1%, 1.62%, and 2%. Concentration alone does not establish absorption or better results. Your prescriber sets the amount you use, and the actual label and dispenser need confirmation.^{4, 5, 7, 8, 20}

How much does Male Excel testosterone cream cost per month? From $231 a month equivalent at advertised starting rates — a $132 cream-and-thyroid rate plus the required $99 membership — with $99 to start and medication shipping extra. The six-order model totals $2,871 before extras; seven orders plus 12 memberships and intake total $3,135. Your quote and charge dates determine the actual bill.^{4, 9, 11}

Where do you apply Male Excel's testosterone cream? Its pages disagree. The cream product page says scrotum or inner thigh; its general safety information says shoulders, upper arms or abdomen only. Follow the written directions for your exact prescription and ask the prescriber and dispensing pharmacist to confirm the site and the reason.^{1, 4}

Can it transfer to my wife or children? Yes. Skin contact can transfer topical testosterone, and reported pediatric exposures include early sexual development and advanced bone age. Follow the hand-washing, drying and coverage precautions for your exact prescription. Male Excel's Terms also state its pharmacies do not ship in child-resistant packaging, so plan safe storage before your first delivery.^{8, 4, 9}

Which pharmacy makes Male Excel's cream? Male Excel's FAQ names Anazao Health Corp. in Tampa, Florida, and WellDyneRx-FL in Lakeland, Florida. That list does not identify who compounds and dispenses every cream prescription, and the Terms say prescriptions will not be sent to another pharmacy of your choice. Ask which facility is assigned to yours before the first fill.^{9, 16}

Is the cream as good as injections? Male Excel says the two are equally effective at raising testosterone, with the cream giving a larger DHT rise. Those are the company's claims — we found no head-to-head trial establishing equal symptom relief or better outcomes from that DHT rise in the sources reviewed. The advertised medication-rate gap is $12 a month equivalent. Discuss clinical fit, daily routine, transfer risk and needle preference with the prescriber.^{1, 4, 14}

Does Male Excel take insurance? No. It doesn't accept commercial insurance, Medicare or Medicaid, and its Terms have you agree not to submit claims to a payer. It states HSA, FSA or HRA funds may be usable — confirm with your plan administrator what documentation they need before you pay.^{9, 16} Its FAQ also says it does not provide letters of medical necessity, which may matter to your administrator.¹⁶

Can I have it sent to my own pharmacy? No. Male Excel's Terms state your prescription goes to one of its contracted pharmacies and will not be sent elsewhere.⁹

Which states doesn't Male Excel serve? As of September 10, 2026: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. This is the current provider-published list. Confirm your location and any in-person requirement before paying.^{9, 16}

What does the 90-day guarantee actually refund? Membership fees for the first three months — $297 at the current rate — and only if you're a qualifying new member who followed the protocol continuously, attended all appointments and followed provider recommendations, and requests it within 30 days after the 90-day period. Medication is not covered.¹⁹

Can I cancel anytime? The Terms allow cancelling a subscription at any time, but that doesn't promise a refund or stop an order already processing. Sales are generally final unless a written exception applies. Confirm your membership end date and any pending refill separately.⁹

Does paying the $99 guarantee I'll get a prescription? No. It buys an evaluation. Male Excel's Terms state that providers exercise independent judgment and may decide the program isn't appropriate for you.⁹

Is this page for women, teenagers, or gender-affirming care? This page covers testosterone deficiency care for adult men, not those other care needs. Male Excel states its testosterone products are not intended for women and that safety and effectiveness under age 18 have not been established. Gender-affirming care and other populations require their own clinical framework; this page does not determine whether testosterone is appropriate for them.⁴

How long does Male Excel's cream take to work? We did not find a reliable Male Excel cream-specific timetable for symptom improvement in the sources reviewed. Ask the clinician what outcome treatment is meant to change and when it will be reassessed. The 90-day membership guarantee is a refund policy, not clinical proof of results within 90 days.^{15, 19}

What is the bottom line on Male Excel testosterone cream?

Male Excel's testosterone cream is a compounded prescription product; the company publishes a 20% concentration. The number is checkable, but it does not prove better symptom relief, exclusivity, or FDA approval.^{1, 2, 5}

The advertised recurring components add up to $231 a month equivalent, not $132, before extras. That is the gap our cost table closes — not a complete quote or proof of how most customers feel.⁴

What it asks of you is a prescription-specific daily routine, a household contact plan, and accepting the program's contracted-pharmacy restriction.^{1, 9}

Our fit judgment: if you've been properly evaluated, the clinician can explain why a compounded preparation meets your needs better than an approved option, fertility plans have been addressed, your location is served, and the written prescription and complete quote make sense, Male Excel is a program you can consider. Its stated managed-care services — not a claim of twenty-times-better results — are the value case.^{2, 4, 15, 16}

If any one of those isn't true, spend nothing yet.

Still not sure which TRT care route fits you? Use our free Find My TRT Path tool.

TRT Provider Guide is the independent decision resource for testosterone replacement therapy care. We are not a clinic, pharmacy, laboratory, drug manufacturer, insurer, or medical practice. This page is educational information, not medical advice, and it does not diagnose low testosterone, interpret your lab results, recommend a dose, or determine your eligibility for treatment. Testosterone is a Schedule III controlled substance and requires a valid prescription. Prices, policies and telemedicine rules change — every figure here carries the date we checked it. If you spot something out of date, tell us *and we'll re-verify.*^{8, 18}

Sources

Public sources checked September 10, 2026. Provider pages establish published statements, not independent proof of service delivery. Medical and regulatory explanations use the primary and specialty sources identified below.

Last verified: September 10, 2026.

Male Excel Testosterone Cream: What You Get, What It Costs, and Who It Fits