Sustanon 250

Sustanon 250 is a clear pale yellow solution for injection containing the active ingredient testosterone in 4 (250 mg/ml) separate forms. The active substances of Sustanon 250 (see section 6 “What Sustanon 250 contains”) are turned into testosterone by your body. Testosterone is a natural male hormone known as an androgen.

In men, testosterone is produced by the testicles. It is necessary for the normal growth, development and function of the male sex organs and for secondary male sex characteristics. It is necessary for the growth of body hair, the development of bones and muscles, and it stimulates the production of red blood cells. It also makes men’s voices deepen.

Sustanon 250 is used in adult men for testosterone replacement to treat various health problems caused by a lack of testosterone (male hypogonadism). This should be confirmed by two separate blood testosterone measurements and also include clinical symptoms such as impotence, infertility, low sex drive, tiredness, depressive moods and bone loss caused by low hormone levels.

Sustanon 250 may also be used as supportive therapy for female-to-male transsexuals.

Medical checks may also be necessary in some other conditions.

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start using this medicine if you ever had, still have or are suspected to have:

• Breast cancer which has spread to the bones;

• Kidney or lung cancer;

• Heart disease;

• Kidney disease;

• Liver disease;

• High blood pressure;

• Diabetes mellitus;

• Epilepsy;

• Migraine, headaches;

• Prostatic complaints, such as problems with passing urine;

• Blood clotting problems - thrombophilia (an abnormality of blood coagulation that increases the risk of thrombosis - blood clots in blood vessels).

• Factors that increase your risk for blood clots in a vein: previous blood clots in a vein; smoking; obesity; cancer; immobility; if one of your immediate family has had a blood clot in the leg, lung or other organ at a young age (e.g. below the age of about 50); or as you get older.

• How to recognise a blood clot: painful swelling of one leg or sudden change in colour of the skin e.g. turning pale, red or blue, sudden breathlessness, sudden unexplained cough which may bring up blood; or sudden chest pain, severe light headedness or dizziness, severe pain in your stomach, sudden loss of vision. Seek urgent medical attention if you experience one of these symptoms.

If you are suffering from severe heart, liver or kidney disease, treatment with Sustanon 250 may cause severe complications in the form of water retention in your body sometimes accompanied by (congestive) heart failure.