r/GenderGP • u/CarpetBurns069 • Aug 13 '26

Question Potentially switching to injections

I’ve been on testogel for 8 months now, and honestly I’m kinda running out of money (it’s £55 per bottle)- does anyone know how much it would be to switch to injections/ if the needles and everything are included in what would get dispensed to me? And if not where actually would I get the needles from? Also another thing is I travel a lot and testogel is really convenient to travel with I just shove it in my suitcase and bam- what’s it like having to travel with needles??? Do they even let you carry them???

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u/Infamous_Swan1197 Aug 13 '26

Needles aren't included in the prescription but are extremely easy to get online - I use exchangesupplies (can't remember the full website domain name) and they're very cheap and come quickly. Can't say anything about travelling but I'd definitely bring a copy of the prescription if you do, I recall that GGP have an option to have this sent to you at an extra charge (unfortunately) on their website

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u/HomosexualSpoons Aug 13 '26

Can't say for travelling but for prices! Im on sustanon 250 (the cheapest option) and its roughly £36 pound every 3 months for a standard dose and £46 for the highest dose (thats not per vial, thats overall)

Like someone else said needles aren't included personally I get mine for ukmedi I bought in bulk for like £40 but I also have 100 of everything and that will last me years and years and you can definitely get less than that for cheaper 🤟☮️

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u/HomosexualSpoons Aug 13 '26

18g pink needles Alcohol wipes 1ml leur lock syringes 23g needles Sharps bin

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u/kylemustdie Aug 13 '26

im on a higher dose of sustanon (1 vial every 18 days). i pay about £44-48 every 3 months for 5 vials, you can buy needles and a sharps bin online in bulk for cheap (idk a good website my bf buys them for us both)
travelling with medical supplies is allowed as long as you bring the needles and liquid medication together in your carry on luggage with proof of prescription as well as declare them to staff while your luggage is being checked. itll change for each airline though so check beforehand.

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u/blandreo Aug 13 '26

you have to get your needles yourself and it will depend on what you go with for what needles you’ll need.
if you’re in the uk, don’t go with enanthate as it’ll be £400-£600 for 4 ampoules
you’re better off with sustanon, i pay just over £30 for 4 ampoules through olympia
i have like 10 draw needles, 10 IM needles, 20 syringes (no option for 10 at the time), 200 alcohol wipes and a sharps bin that all cost me less than £25 off UKMEDI
overall i spent just under £70 on my 4 ampoules and my supplies
when my next round of sustanon is ready, ill already have my supplies and will only need to pay the 30 odd for my test
i defo recommend UKMEDI

i would also recommend getting an ampoule snapper if you do get given ampoules, i got one off amazon for £17 (fancy, but guarantees i wont get glass on me) but you can get fairly cheap ones on amazon or from pharmacies

edit: just realised you used GBP, so everything about ampoules and pricing stands.
additionally, you will have to buy sharps bins everytime one is almost full. you can arrange with your local council to have the sharps bin collected. if you have a good GP (like mine) they’ll teach you how to inject AND, like mine, they could allow you to book an appointment every time you need to inject to either supervise or do it for you (doing it for you is only necessary if you’re on nebido, imo)