Testosterone therapy online in Texas

Men in Texas can start testosterone therapy online. After sign-up, your first lab order waits in your patient portal, you complete it before meeting a clinician, and a licensed provider decides whether treatment is appropriate. It is currently offered in Texas to eligible men 25 and older, in a metro such as Houston, Dallas, or Austin or in a smaller town.

Testosterone is a controlled substance, so it is offered in only some states, and Texas is one of them. Texas borders Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Testosterone therapy is currently offered in 1 of those 4 states (New Mexico). Availability can change, so it is confirmed again when you start.

America's Health Rankings reports that high blood pressure affects 32.3% of Texas adults (13th of 48 states), and high cholesterol affects 36.3% (20th of 48). Testosterone therapy can raise blood pressure, so it is only prescribed after a provider reviews your history and baseline labs. Population figures say nothing about any one person.

Texas heart health and coverage, by the numbers

Sources: America's Health Rankings and the CDC. Rank 1 is the lowest rate.

High blood pressure

32.3% (13th of 48 states, 2023)

High cholesterol

36.3% (20th of 48 states, 2023)

Cardiovascular disease

8.2% (7th of 49 states, 2024)

Adult diabetes

13.5% (39th of 49 states, 2024)

Uninsured population

16.7% (50th of 50 states, 2024)

Life expectancy

77.1 years (27th of 51)

• Texas's high blood pressure rate of 32.3% (2023) compares with Arkansas 42.5%, Louisiana 43.3%, New Mexico 34.1%, Oklahoma 38.4% in the states that border it.
• Texas's high cholesterol rate of 36.3% (2023) compares with Arkansas 40.2%, Louisiana 39.5%, New Mexico 35.4%, Oklahoma 39.2% in the states that border it.
• Texas's cardiovascular disease rate of 8.2% (2024) compares with Arkansas 12.5%, Louisiana 12.2%, New Mexico 8.4%, Oklahoma 11.4% in the states that border it.
• Texas's adult diabetes rate of 13.5% (2024) compares with Arkansas 15.3%, Louisiana 15.4%, New Mexico 12.3%, Oklahoma 13.2% in the states that border it.
• Texas's adult obesity rate of 35.6% (2024) compares with Arkansas 38.9%, Louisiana 39.2%, New Mexico 34.5%, Oklahoma 36.8% in the states that border it.
• Texas's physical inactivity rate of 25.1% (2024) compares with Arkansas 28.5%, Louisiana 27.6%, New Mexico 21.7%, Oklahoma 27.7% in the states that border it.
• Texas's frequent mental distress rate of 15.7% (2024) compares with Arkansas 19.9%, Louisiana 19.8%, New Mexico 18.2%, Oklahoma 18.6% in the states that border it.
• Texas's uninsured population rate of 16.7% (2024) compares with Arkansas 9.4%, Louisiana 7.7%, New Mexico 10.1%, Oklahoma 11.5% in the states that border it.
• Life expectancy in Texas is 77.1 years (27th of 51 in the CDC's state life tables), against Arkansas 73.9, Louisiana 73.8, New Mexico 74.5, Oklahoma 73.8 for its neighbors.

More about care in Texas

• All Prolong Health programs in Texas — Every program available in Texas.
• Men's health and testosterone therapy: how it works — Eligibility, labs and what is included.
• Weight loss in Texas — GLP-1 care in Texas.

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