About this site
One Editor, Every Claim Sourced.
TRT Foundation is an independent, reader-supported reference site on testosterone replacement therapy. It is not a clinic, not a nonprofit, and does not sell or prescribe anything.
What This Is
TRT Foundation is a reference library on testosterone replacement therapy. It covers low testosterone from first symptom to diagnosis, every delivery method, every marker on a lab panel, every side effect with the evidence behind it, and what the whole thing costs and how people get it. Entries are written to be read in full, kept current, and checked against their sources.
Who Runs It
I do. I'm Tejanshu Jaluthria, and I research, write and maintain every entry and every tool on this site. I'm an editor, not a clinician, which is why each clinical claim links the government agency, medical society guideline or peer-reviewed study it comes from, so you can take it to your own doctor rather than take my word for it. I started the site in 2026 and I edit two other independent publications under my own name.
Why It Exists
Most writing about TRT is either selling it or warning against it. Clinics publish to acquire patients; forums are first-person and unverified; journal articles are behind paywalls and written for specialists. There wasn't a plain, sourced reference that treated the reader as an adult who would make the decision with a clinician. That is the gap.
How It's Funded
Advertising. Display ads on this site are placed automatically by Google AdSense and are not endorsements of anything they show. No clinic, pharmacy, drug company or supplement brand pays for coverage, reviews or placement, and none has reviewed an entry before publication. If an affiliate link ever appears it will be labelled where it appears. The advertising disclosure has the detail.
What This Site Does Not Do
- It does not give medical advice, recommend a dose, or tell you whether to start, change or stop therapy.
- It does not sell, prescribe, recommend or rank any product, clinic or provider.
- It does not write for or about anyone under 18. Testosterone therapy in adolescents is a specialist subject outside this site's scope.
What's Covered
- Low Testosterone: Symptoms, causes, age-related decline, and how a real diagnosis is made.
- TRT Guide: Every delivery method, what the first months look like, and what happens when you stop.
- Labs: What each blood test measures, the reference ranges, and how to read a full panel.
- Side Effects: The full list, the common ones in detail, and what long-term research actually shows.
- Cost & Access: Prices by method, insurance, online clinics, telehealth versus in person, and state rules.
- Glossary: short, sourced definitions, A to Z.
- Tools: free, browser-only calculators and trackers that show their method and sources.
Corrections
If something here is wrong, out of date or missing a source, email editor@trt.foundation. Corrections are made on the entry itself and the updated date changes. The editorial policy describes the full process.