Male Excel vs Core Medical Group: Real Cost, Contract, and What's in the Box
Male Excel vs Core Medical Group comes down to price versus flexibility. Core publishes lower year-one prices: about $1,379 to $2,268, depending on which live offer applies. Male Excel starts around $2,727 for injections plus shipping, but it has no contract, includes six-month blood testing, and names its dispensing pharmacies.
That answer flips in a few situations. If you live in Mississippi, Male Excel can't treat you and Core has an office there. If you want to see someone in person, Core publishes multiple physical-location addresses. And if you're trying to have kids soon, or nobody has confirmed your low testosterone with two morning blood tests, neither one should be your first stop.
Here's the part most people miss: the price gap isn't the biggest difference between these two. What ships in the box is.
Choose Male Excel if you want no contract, labs and check-ins inside one price, a cream option, and no estrogen blocker by default.
Choose Core Medical Group if the lowest published yearly cost decides it, you live near one of its listed locations or in Mississippi, you'd rather get blood drawn at a local lab, and you're comfortable confirming which current price and contract terms apply before you pay.
Choose neither yet if you're trying to conceive soon, your low testosterone hasn't been confirmed, or you need insurance to pay for treatment. Start with TRT Provider Guide's Find My TRT Path tool instead.
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Male Excel vs Core Medical Group at a glance
Male Excel charges a $99 monthly membership plus medication, and the membership includes blood tests every six months. Core Medical Group advertises five-week TRT packages or one yearly payment, with starting lab or onboarding charges paid separately. Male Excel's published starting injection and cream prices bundle thyroid medication; Core's advertised TRT package lists anastrozole and enclomiphene alongside testosterone.
Male Excel vs Core Medical Group, compiled from each company's own pages. Last verified October 12, 2026.
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Core Medical Group vs Male Excel: which costs less in year one?
Core Medical Group publishes the lower starting cost. Depending on which live Core offer applies, the first-year cash outlay can model at about $1,379 to $2,268 before unpriced follow-up labs and outside exams. Male Excel's published starting injection model is about $2,727 plus shipping; its medication price can change with the prescribed plan.
Why "$99 a month" and "$149 every 5 weeks" don't compare
The two headline prices measure different things.
Male Excel's $99 is the membership only. That covers your provider, messaging, 60-day check-ins, and blood tests every six months. Medication is billed on top: injections start at $120 a month, cream at $132 a month. Both are charged in 60-day chunks, so you'll see a $240 or $264 charge every other month. Shipping is extra, and Male Excel doesn't publish the amount.
Core's $149 page advertises a five-week package. It lists testosterone, anastrozole, enclomiphene, needles, and shipping. If billing starts on day 0 and repeats every 35 days, 11 charges can fall inside the first 365 days; that cash-flow count covers 55 weeks of package supply, so it is not the same thing as a 52-week annualized treatment cost.
So the real monthly picture looks like this:
- Male Excel: about $219 a month for injections or $231 for cream, plus shipping.
- Core: about $129 a month at $149 every five weeks, or about $164 a month at $189 every five weeks, when annualized across 52 weeks.
The full year-one bill, line by line
*Core's annual-plan page appears on the same signup page as the $99 labs/$59 insured onboarding figures. We included those starting charges in this model; Core does not clearly state on the page how the Annual Plan and those charges interact for every patient.
How we did the math
- Core's five-week cycle: charges land on days 0, 35, 70, and so on through day 350. That's 11 charges inside your first 365 days. Spread over a full year, the ongoing cost is 52 weeks ÷ 5 × the box price: about $1,549.60 at $149, or $1,965.60 at $189.
- Core's $189 page shows "$189.00 Every 5 Weeks" on one card and "$189/MONTH" on another. If it really means monthly, year one would be about $2,457. Ask which one applies.
- Male Excel's 60-day fills: six fills cover 360 days, not 365. Depending on your start date, a seventh fill can land inside your first calendar year (about $2,967 cash out for injections). Most of that seventh fill covers year two.
- Male Excel's medication price can change with your dose. Male Excel says so on its price page.
- Not included anywhere above: sales tax, Male Excel's shipping, Core's follow-up lab costs, and the cost of the outside physical exams Core asks for.
- These totals are our calculation from each company's published prices. They're not quotes. Confirm your own numbers before you pay.
Core has two live price pages. Which one is yours?
This is the first thing we'd want to know as a Core patient.
- Page one (Core's sign-up page, last updated February 2026): $149 every 5 weeks, $99 labs without insurance, $59 onboarding with insurance, or a $1,320 Annual Plan.
- Page two (Core's 5-Week TRT Program page, last updated June 2026): $189 every 5 weeks, $189 labs without insurance (includes the telehealth visit), $69 with insurance, and a 12-month contract.
Both pages are live today. The newer one is $40 more per box. Neither says the other has expired. Ask Core which applies to you and get it in writing before your onboarding call.
Core's Annual Plan math doesn't add up
The $1,320 Annual Plan promises you'll "Save $100." It also says you get 2.5 orders of 20 weeks each. That's 50 weeks of medicine.
Fifty weeks is ten 5-week boxes. At $149 a box, that's $1,490. The savings would be $170, not $100. At $189 a box, it would be $570. And 50 weeks leaves two weeks of the year uncovered.
That's probably a sloppy web page, not a trick. But it's money. Ask Core exactly how many weeks of medicine $1,320 buys and what covers the gap.
What does Male Excel's extra money actually buy?
You're not paying $219 a month for testosterone. You're paying for the service around it:
- A blood test every six months, included. Core doesn't publish what its follow-up labs cost.
- A provider check-in every 60 days, plus unlimited online visits and messaging.
- No contract. You can stop after month one.
- A cream option if you don't want needles.
Core's public price pages do not state what follow-up labs or outside physical exams will cost. Those costs can affect the real comparison, but we did not add an amount Core has not published.
The honest trade-off: Male Excel doesn't have the lowest published price in this comparison, and we're paid if you choose it. If keeping your yearly bill as low as possible is your top priority, Core deserves the first look, and you can see Core's current program page here. Male Excel's published advantage is different: no long-term contract, six-month blood testing included in the membership, 60-day reviews, and more of the ongoing process disclosed before you pay.
Does a higher price with no contract and labs included sound like the trade you'd make?
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The assessment is free. The $99 consult and home test kit come next. A licensed clinician decides whether treatment fits you.
Does Core Medical Group lock you into a contract? Does Male Excel?
Core's newer price page lists a "12 Month Contract for Pricing," and its Annual Plan is a 12-month auto-ship program, yet the same page says the program comes without long-term commitment. Core publishes no cancellation or refund terms. Male Excel says no contract and cancel anytime, but its terms say all sales are final.
Core's two sentences that don't agree
On the same Core page, checked October 12, 2026:
- Near the top, the program is pitched as coming "without the long-term financial commitment."
- Lower down, in the "Benefits of CMG" box: "12 Month Contract for Pricing."
Core's sign-up page adds that the Annual Plan is a "12-month auto-shipping program" with "Guaranteed pricing for the full year."
We looked for the rules that sit behind that contract: how to cancel, what you'd owe if you stop early, and whether a prepaid Annual Plan can be refunded. We couldn't find them anywhere on Core's website. Its Terms & Conditions page covers text messages, not treatment.
That doesn't mean Core's terms are bad. It means you can't see them until you're on the phone. Ask for the patient agreement before you pay a dollar.
Male Excel's no-contract promise, and its fine print
Male Excel's price page says "No Contract, Cancel Anytime" on every plan. Its TRT page says you can pause treatment online at any time. Here's what else its terms say (last updated July 2026):
- All sales are final. Fees, including membership fees, aren't refundable. Medication already shipped is yours.
- Billing is automatic. Your card is charged on a schedule set at checkout.
- Your prescription can't move. Male Excel says it won't send your prescription to a different pharmacy.
- Disputes go to arbitration, one person at a time, not court.
There's one exception to "no refunds": the Excel Advantage Guarantee. If you follow the protocol for 90 straight days, attend your appointments, and don't improve on Male Excel's own symptom assessment, you can ask for your first three months of membership fees back. That's up to $297. You have to ask within 30 days after day 90, and you may need to show you followed the plan. Medication and the $99 starting fee aren't covered. Male Excel can change the guarantee, but not for people already enrolled.
Why contracts matter more in 2026
Testosterone is a Schedule III controlled substance. That means federal drug law limits how it can be prescribed. Right now, a federal rule lets clinicians prescribe controlled medicines like testosterone online without seeing you in person first. That rule is a temporary extension that runs through December 31, 2026, according to HHS and the DEA.
Nobody knows yet exactly what replaces it. A 12-month Core contract signed today runs into 2027. Before you sign, ask Core in writing: if the rules change, what happens to my price and my prepaid months?
Male Excel's month-to-month setup reduces the prepaid-commitment risk. If federal or state rules change, you are not holding a prepaid Core Annual Plan based on the pricing shown today.
If keeping the freedom to stop month to month matters to you, Male Excel is built that way.
What do Male Excel and Core actually prescribe? What's in the box
The published packages differ sharply. Male Excel's current starting injection and cream price cards bundle testosterone with thyroid medication, while Core's advertised five-week TRT package lists testosterone, anastrozole, and enclomiphene. Male Excel identifies its hormone products as compounded and not FDA-approved; Core's current package page does not identify the exact testosterone product or its FDA/compounding status.
Male Excel vs Core Medical Group: what ships in each TRT package
Sources: Male Excel price, test, and protocol pages; Core sign-up and program pages. Checked October 12, 2026.
Here's the plain truth: both providers advertise TRT packages that include additional prescription medicines. That does not prove every patient receives every listed medicine. The useful question is what your clinician says is medically indicated in your case and whether the package or price changes if an add-on is not prescribed.
Core: why does the advertised TRT package include an estrogen blocker?
Anastrozole is a drug that lowers estrogen. In men, a small amount of testosterone naturally turns into estradiol, a form of estrogen. Anastrozole is sometimes used off-label in men to reduce estrogen production.
What the experts say:
- The FDA approved anastrozole only for breast cancer in women after menopause. Using it in men is off-label. That's legal when a clinician thinks it's right for you, but it isn't what the drug was approved for.
- The AUA/ASRM male infertility guideline says aromatase inhibitors may be used for infertile men with low serum testosterone and notes that these drugs are not FDA-approved for use in men.
- The Endocrine Society's testosterone guideline does not recommend routine aromatase-inhibitor add-ons to standard testosterone therapy.
- The FDA-approved anastrozole labeling includes bone-density loss among clinically important findings in its approved population of postmenopausal women; that label does not establish a routine role for anastrozole in men on TRT.
None of that decides whether anastrozole is right for you. It means you should ask: "What is the anastrozole for in my case, and what finding are we treating?" Also ask whether it would still be prescribed if it is not medically indicated for you and whether the package price changes. More detail: TRT and estradiol levels.
Core: enclomiphene in a TRT box
Enclomiphene is a pill that signals your body to make more of its own testosterone. It is not testosterone replacement therapy, and there's no FDA-approved enclomiphene product in the U.S. Seeing it next to testosterone doesn't make Core's program fertility care (more on that below). See enclomiphene vs TRT.
Male Excel: why every plan includes thyroid
This is the add-on Male Excel readers should ask about.
Male Excel's current starting injection and cream price cards bundle desiccated thyroid tablets with testosterone. Male Excel also says elsewhere that thyroid medication is used when clinically appropriate. That distinction matters: a bundled price card is not proof that every patient needs thyroid treatment.
Male Excel's first test checks free T3. A better question for the clinician is: "What finding supports thyroid treatment in my case, and is it medically necessary for my plan?"
Male Excel: "We don't block estrogen"
Male Excel's protocol says it optimizes estrogen instead of blocking it, using daily small doses instead of larger weekly shots. That's Male Excel's stated approach. It isn't a promise about results. For the reader who doesn't want a routine estrogen blocker, it's a real difference you can act on.
Compounded vs FDA-approved, in one paragraph
Compounded medicines are prepared by a pharmacy or other qualified compounder for patient-specific needs. Compounded drugs are not FDA-approved, so FDA does not review them for safety, effectiveness, or quality before marketing. FDA-approved testosterone products also exist. Male Excel says its testosterone products are compounded; Core does not disclose enough on the checked package pages for us to classify its current testosterone product. If FDA-approved testosterone is a priority, confirm the exact product before paying or compare conventional prescription routes. See our list of FDA-approved testosterone products.
Injection or cream?
Male Excel offers both. Core lists a vial only. Cream avoids needles, but it can rub off onto partners and children who touch your skin before it dries. Read about testosterone cream transfer risk before you choose it.
If you'd rather not start on an estrogen blocker by default, Male Excel's protocol runs the other way.
See how Male Excel builds your plan: start the free assessment →
Prefer an all-in box at a lower price, add-ons included? Review Core's program details →
How do Male Excel and Core test you before and during TRT?
Male Excel starts with a mailed finger-prick blood-spot kit that checks five named markers and includes six-month blood testing in its membership. Core sends you to a local lab and says a physical exam is required every eight months or as recommended, but its public pages do not clearly publish the follow-up lab schedule or price. Neither provider publicly states on the pages checked that every new patient must complete the guideline-recommended second early-morning total-testosterone measurement.
What a proper diagnosis looks like
No single number proves you have low testosterone. The AUA recommends two total-testosterone measurements on separate occasions, both taken early in the morning, and says a level below 300 ng/dL is a reasonable cutoff in support of diagnosis—not a diagnosis by itself. The clinical diagnosis also requires compatible symptoms or signs. The Endocrine Society likewise recommends symptoms or signs plus unequivocally and consistently low testosterone, confirmed with a repeat morning fasting measurement.
Neither company says it requires that second test. You can ask for it. See do you need two low testosterone tests for TRT?
The test neither one lists: hematocrit
Hematocrit is the share of your blood made up of red blood cells. Testosterone can push it up, which can thicken your blood. The AUA tells clinicians to measure hemoglobin and hematocrit before starting testosterone (Statement 11). The Endocrine Society lists high hematocrit as a reason not to start.
Male Excel's kit doesn't list it. Core doesn't say. Either way, ask. More: TRT and high hematocrit.
Finger-prick or lab draw?
A finger-prick kit is easy and you never leave the house. A lab draw from your arm is the standard method and easier to repeat early in the morning. Some men want the convenience. Some want the lab. See at-home testosterone test vs lab test.
Bring two questions to your first Male Excel visit: "Will you confirm my level with a second early-morning test?" and "Can you add a blood count?" A careful provider will have a clear answer.
Order the Male Excel home test kit through the free assessment →
Which states do Male Excel and Core Medical Group serve? Do you need to go in person?
Male Excel says its hormone providers prescribe in every state except 11. Core says it is licensed in 47 states but does not identify the three exclusions on the pages checked. Core lists multiple physical locations and says a physical exam is required every eight months or as recommended; Male Excel's care model is telehealth/at-home, with in-person exams possible when applicable law requires them.
Male Excel's state list is from its FAQ (updated September 2026). Core's offices are from its website footer. Checked October 12, 2026.
If you live in Mississippi
This is the one state where the choice is easy. Male Excel can't treat you. Core can, and it has a local office.
Prefer a real office?
Across its current contact/location pages, Core lists addresses in Boca Raton, Florida, Lexington, Massachusetts, Syosset, New York, Hampstead, North Carolina, Youngstown, Ohio, and Kosciusko, Mississippi. Male Excel markets this TRT pathway as a telehealth/at-home model rather than a comparable clinic-visit network. For more on the trade-off, read online vs local TRT.
Is online TRT legal?
Yes, when done right. A licensed clinician still has to evaluate you, and the prescription has to follow federal and state law. Current federal flexibilities run through December 31, 2026. See is online TRT legal?
In one of Male Excel's 11 excluded states? Male Excel can't help you right now. Use Find My TRT Path to see care routes that serve your state →
Everywhere else: Start the Male Excel assessment from your state →
Which one tells you more before you pay?
Male Excel publishes more of what you need to judge the whole year: its membership price, follow-up schedule, state exclusions, compounded status, named pharmacies, and full terms. Core publishes a lower price and a clear package list, but leaves its cancellation rules, follow-up lab costs, excluded states, dispensing pharmacies, and exact testosterone product unclear on the public pages checked.
We checked whether each company answers these questions on its own website, before you hand over a card:
✅ published · ⚠️ partly published · ❌ not found on the provider's site. Checked October 12, 2026.
Male Excel shows its work on more rows. Core shows a lower number. Which matters more is your call. If you want to see the rules before you pay, Male Excel makes that easier.
Are Male Excel and Core Medical Group legit? What do patients say?
Both have current operating websites, named clinical teams, published contact information, and active patient-intake pathways. Male Excel has thousands of Trustpilot reviews and a 4.5 TrustScore; Core has a much thinner independent review record. BBB currently gives Core an A+ rating but says the business is not BBB accredited.
Quick legitimacy facts
- Male Excel lists a Charlotte, North Carolina address. Its current leadership page names Craig Larsen and Leif Wombwell as co-founders and Peter Fotinos, MD, as Chief Medical Officer.
- Core Medical Group lists Boca Raton, Florida as its corporate/home base and names Krzysztof Kacprzak, MD, as Chief of Medicine. BBB lists the business as started in 2012.
What Male Excel patients say
On Trustpilot, Male Excel had a 4.5 TrustScore from 6,630 reviews when checked in October 2026. The page showed 82% 5-star reviews and 7% 1-star reviews and states that Male Excel asks customers to review. Review counts and percentages change, so treat this as a dated customer-experience signal, not a measure of medical quality.
Recent Trustpilot reviews include praise for an easy process, home delivery, and clinicians who explain things well. They also include complaints about support delays, medication-shipment issues, and charges readers did not expect. Those reports are individual experiences; the published billing structure itself confirms that the $99 monthly membership and medication charges are separate.
What Core patients say
Independent reviews are thin. Core's BBB profile shows an A+ rating, says the business is not BBB accredited, and showed one customer review when checked in October 2026. That's too small a sample to tell you much about the typical patient experience.
Core's homepage displays provider-selected customer testimonials, including a 2023 review describing blood work, a telehealth appointment, and medication shipped to the patient's door:
"Blood work, telehealth doctor appointment then medication to my door." — Derek G., Google review shown on coremedicalgrp.com, February 2023
Keep in mind that Core chose which reviews to show. Its "Strategic Partners" page also names current patients who promote the company, and lists two of them as managing partners. More in our Core Medical Group TRT reviews.
These are individual experiences, not typical results. Reviews can't tell you whether a treatment is safe or will work for you.
Don't mix up Core Medical Group and CoreMedical Group
CoreMedical Group (one word, based in New Hampshire) is a nurse-staffing agency. Its thousands of recruiter reviews have nothing to do with TRT. Some business directories even blend the two companies' addresses together. If a review mentions a "recruiter" or a "travel assignment," skip it.
If a big public review history and a provider you can message any time matter to you,
see Male Excel's current program, starting with the free assessment →
What if you want kids, or need insurance?
Exogenous testosterone can suppress sperm production, and neither advertised TRT package should be treated as fertility care. Core listing enclomiphene in its package does not establish fertility preservation. The Endocrine Society recommends against starting testosterone therapy in men planning fertility in the near term. Male Excel is cash-pay; Core advertises self-pay/FSA-HSA treatment and lower starting lab or onboarding charges tied to insurance.
If children are in your plans
This matters more than price. Testosterone from outside your body can tell your testicles to slow sperm production. That process is called spermatogenesis.
- The AUA says testosterone should not be prescribed to men who are currently trying to conceive (Statement 23), and that the long-term effect on sperm should be discussed with men who want kids later (Statement 16).
- The Endocrine Society recommends against testosterone therapy in men planning fertility in the near term (Recommendation 2.2).
Core's enclomiphene doesn't make its box fertility-safe. There's no promise that it protects your sperm. Male Excel also sells Triclozene, a clomiphene pill. That isn't TRT either, and it isn't fertility care.
If you want children in the next year or two, talk to a reproductive urologist first. Neither of these programs is the right starting point. See does TRT affect fertility? and TRT and fertility.
Planning for children? Map the care route that protects that goal first.
Insurance, HSA, and FSA
- Male Excel says it doesn't accept insurance. You may be able to use FSA, HSA, or HRA funds.
- Core advertises self-pay and FSA/HSA for its current 5-week program. One live page lists a $59 onboarding fee "with insurance"; the newer page lists $69 labs with insurance including telehealth. Do not assume that means Core bills insurance for the TRT medication itself.
If you need insurance to pay for treatment, a primary care doctor or urologist is usually the better route. See TRT providers that take insurance.
When to see a doctor in person first
Some situations call for a full in-person workup before any online program. Those include a history of breast or prostate cancer, untreated severe sleep apnea, a recent heart attack or stroke, very high red blood cell counts, or signs that point to a pituitary or testicular problem. Start with your primary care doctor, a urologist, or an endocrinologist.
Male Excel or Core Medical Group: which should you choose?
Pick Male Excel if you want no contract, follow-up labs in one price, a cream option, or no estrogen blocker by default. Pick Core Medical Group if the lowest yearly cost, a local office, or a Mississippi address decides it. Pick neither yet if fertility, diagnosis, or insurance is still unsettled.
These fits are our editorial judgment, based on the facts verified above.
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Questions to ask before you pay either one
Five questions settle Core's open issues on price, contract, and medicine. Four settle Male Excel's. Write the answers down, with the date and the name of the person you spoke with.
Ask Core Medical Group (866-641-CORE)
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"Which price applies to me today, $149 or $189? And is that every 5 weeks or every month?"
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"Can I see the patient agreement? What do I owe if I stop early, and can a prepaid Annual Plan be refunded?"
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"What exact testosterone product will I receive? Is it FDA-approved or compounded, what type and strength is it, and which pharmacy fills it?"
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"Is anastrozole needed in my case? Can I start without it or the enclomiphene, and does the price change?"
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"What do follow-up labs cost and how often? Which three states don't you serve? What happens to my contract if telehealth rules change in 2027?"
Ask Male Excel
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"What's the shipping charge on each medication order?"
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"Does my thyroid result show I need the thyroid tablets? Can I start without them?"
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"Will you confirm my level with a second early-morning test, and can you add a blood count?"
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"How do I cancel? What happens to medicine already shipped, and how do I get my records if I switch?"
Thinking about switching later? Read how to switch TRT providers before you start, not after.
What we actually verified
Last verified: October 12, 2026
Sources we checked:
- Male Excel's own pages: pricing, TRT program, FAQ, home test, Excel Advantage, guarantee terms, and Terms & Conditions.
- Core's own pages: TRT signup, 5-Week TRT Program, locations, lab testing, booking/process, and homepage.
- Third-party records: Trustpilot for Male Excel customer-experience signals and the BBB for Core's business profile.
- Primary medical and legal sources: HHS/DEA telemedicine extension, DEA drug scheduling, the AUA testosterone-deficiency recommendations, the AUA/ASRM male infertility guideline, the Endocrine Society guideline, and FDA compounding guidance.
Confirmed from provider documents:
- The provider-published prices and fees used in the cost models above.
- The contents listed on each provider's current price/package pages.
- Core's contract wording and the self-contradicting commitment line.
- Male Excel's no-contract, all-sales-final, no-pharmacy-transfer, and arbitration terms.
- The guarantee's conditions.
- Male Excel's 11 excluded states.
- Core's 47-state claim and the locations published across its current site pages.
- Core's 8-month physical exam requirement.
- Each company's named lab markers.
- Male Excel's compounded-medicine disclosure and the two pharmacies named in its FAQ.
Provider-stated, not independently confirmed:
- Core's "47 states," "guaranteed pricing," package contents, and "no surprise increases or hidden fees."
- Male Excel's protocol claims and results claims (we don't repeat its results figures as fact).
We could not confirm:
- Core's testosterone type, strength, pharmacy, and FDA status.
- Core's follow-up lab cost and schedule.
- Core's cancellation and refund terms.
- Core's three excluded states.
- What Core's Annual Plan covers week by week.
- Male Excel's current shipping fee.
- Core's current dispensing pharmacy or pharmacies for this TRT package.
What we didn't do: We weren't patients of either company. We didn't complete a checkout or receive medicine. This is a comparison of public documents and our own calculations, not a hands-on review.
How we compared them
We used the same checklist for both: total first-year cost, testing, clinician access, states, in-person rules, treatment formats, medicine and pharmacy transparency, fertility handling, monitoring, contract, cancellation, and support. We keep four things separate: verified facts, what a provider says about itself, what customers report, and our own editorial judgment. We calculate the full year instead of repeating a teaser price. We don't give star ratings or medical scores. Our full process is in How We Review TRT Providers.
Spot something out of date? Tell us through our corrections page. Either company is welcome to send written terms, and we'll update this page.
Male Excel vs Core Medical Group: FAQ
These answers cover the follow-up questions most likely to change the decision: cost, contract, medicine, states, testing, insurance, and fertility. Prices and policies change, so each one reflects what we verified in October 2026.
Is Male Excel or Core Medical Group cheaper?
Core publishes the cheaper starting options. Depending on which live Core page and payment path applies, our modeled first-year cash outlay is about $1,379 to $2,268 before unpriced follow-up labs and outside exams; Male Excel's starting injection model is about $2,727 plus shipping.
How much does Male Excel cost per month?
About $219 a month for injections or $231 for cream, plus shipping, after a $99 start. That's a $99 membership plus medication billed every 60 days.
How much does Core Medical Group cost per month?
Core charges $149 or $189 every five weeks, depending on which of its price pages applies. That averages about $129 to $164 a month. Its Annual Plan is $1,320 paid once.
Does Core Medical Group require a contract?
Its newer price page says "12 Month Contract for Pricing," and its Annual Plan is a 12-month auto-ship. Core doesn't publish cancellation terms, so ask for the patient agreement first.
Can I cancel Male Excel anytime?
Male Excel's price page says yes, and you can pause treatment online. Its terms say all sales are final, so fees and shipped medicine aren't refunded, apart from its 90-day membership guarantee.
Does Core Medical Group give everyone anastrozole?
Every TRT box Core lists includes anastrozole and enclomiphene. Ask your clinician whether both are needed for you and whether the price changes without them.
Does Male Excel use estrogen blockers?
Male Excel's protocol says it doesn't block estrogen. Its standard plans include thyroid tablets instead.
Is either company's testosterone FDA-approved?
Male Excel says its testosterone products are compounded and not FDA-approved. Core's checked package pages do not identify the exact testosterone product or whether it is FDA-approved or compounded. Ask Core for the product name and dispensing pharmacy before you pay.
Which serves more states?
Core says it's licensed in 47 states but doesn't list the three it skips. Male Excel serves every state except 11, including Mississippi, where Core has an office.
Do I have to go in person?
Core asks for a physical exam report every eight months and uses local labs. Male Excel is online, but says DEA and state law may require an in-person exam.
Does either one take insurance?
Male Excel says it does not accept commercial insurance and operates on a cash-pay basis, though its pricing pages say FSA/HSA may be eligible. Core advertises self-pay/FSA-HSA treatment and lower starting lab or onboarding charges tied to insurance, but its current program pages do not show that the TRT medication itself is billed to insurance.
Which is better if I want kids?
If you are trying to conceive now or planning fertility in the near term, neither general TRT program should be chosen from this price comparison. Exogenous testosterone can suppress spermatogenesis, and Core listing enclomiphene in its package does not prove fertility will be preserved. A reproductive urologist or other fertility-aware clinician is the better starting point.
Is Core Medical Group the same as CoreMedical Group?
No. CoreMedical Group is a nurse-staffing agency in New Hampshire. Core Medical Group is the hormone clinic based in Boca Raton, Florida.
Is this a Male Excel or Core Medical Group review?
No. It's a side-by-side comparison built from each company's public pages, terms, and our own calculations. We weren't patients of either company.
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