Testosterone injection cost in Busan — why the blood test comes before the price.
Two injections, two very different price points: Jenasteron at ₩100,000 per dose and Nebido at ₩500,000 per dose, both at Urogyn, Busan Seomyeon. But neither is prescribed from symptoms alone. This guide explains the ₩150,000 blood test that has to come first, what it must show, and how the yearly cost of each injection actually compares.
Men's Health Clinic in Busan
The hub behind this cost guide — hormone testing, fertility screening and the men's health services under one roof in Seomyeon.
Read the men's health hub →- Can you just quote the injection price — I already know my testosterone is low?
- Why is Nebido five times the price of Jenasteron?
- Which one works out cheaper over a year?
- I want children in a few years — does that change anything?
- Can I get started on one trip to Busan and continue at home?
Each is answered below, the way the urologist would answer it in the consultation room at our Seomyeon clinic.
The short answer: what testosterone injections cost in Busan
At Urogyn in Busan Seomyeon a testosterone and hormone panel starts at ₩150,000 (full panel ₩500,000). If the result confirms deficiency, Jenasteron is ₩100,000 per dose and Nebido is ₩500,000 per dose. Jenasteron is given every two to three weeks and Nebido every ten to fourteen weeks, so the yearly cost of the two is closer than the per-dose figures suggest. No injection is prescribed without the test.
Men searching for a testosterone price usually have symptoms — fatigue, low libido, weaker erections — and want the number for the fix. The honest answer from a urologist is that the test is the fix for about half of them, because their testosterone turns out to be normal and the symptoms have another cause. The guide below covers the test, the threshold, the two injections and the yearly maths.
Morning testosterone plus related hormones; full panel ₩500,000. Required before any prescription.
Short-acting mixed esters. Every 2–3 weeks. Easy to adjust or stop.
Long-acting undecanoate. Every 10–14 weeks after loading. Steady levels, fewer visits.
Why the ₩150,000 blood test comes before any price in Busan
Testosterone deficiency is a laboratory diagnosis. The symptoms that bring men to our Busan clinic — tiredness, low drive, poor concentration, softer erections — are shared with sleep deprivation, depression, thyroid disease, obesity and simply being busy. A morning blood sample, repeated if borderline, is the only way to know whether testosterone is actually low, and Korean prescribing rules as well as good practice require it. Our guide on low testosterone signs and the test explains what counts as low.
The panel at Urogyn starts at ₩150,000 for testosterone with a selected related hormone; the ₩500,000 full panel adds LH, FSH, prolactin, oestradiol and SHBG, and is what we recommend before committing to long-term treatment, because it separates a testicular cause from a pituitary one and catches the few men for whom injections would be the wrong treatment entirely. If erections are the main complaint, the ED assessment may be the better first spend.
What the result has to show before an injection is offered
A low total testosterone on two morning samples, with symptoms, is the usual basis for treatment. Borderline values are interpreted with free testosterone and SHBG, and with the man in front of us — age, weight, medication. Men with normal values are not prescribed testosterone at Urogyn regardless of symptoms, because replacement in a man with normal levels suppresses his own production, can affect fertility and carries risks with no expected benefit. That conversation is the ₩150,000 well spent.
- 1 Clearly low, symptomatic. Treatment is discussed; fertility plans decide the method (see below).
- 2 Borderline. Repeat sample, full panel, and a look at sleep, weight and medication before deciding.
- 3 Normal. No injection. The symptoms are investigated elsewhere — often thyroid, mood, sleep or erectile blood flow.
Jenasteron ₩100,000 vs Nebido ₩500,000: the yearly maths
Per dose, Jenasteron is a fifth of the price of Nebido. Per year, the gap narrows considerably: Jenasteron every two to three weeks is roughly seventeen to twenty-six doses, while Nebido after its loading dose is roughly four to five. The yearly drug cost is therefore in the same broad range for both, and the real difference is in how the levels behave and how often you visit. Jenasteron gives a peak after each injection and a trough before the next, which some men feel; Nebido gives steadier levels with fewer visits. Our Nebido vs Jenasteron comparison goes through the clinical differences in detail.
Lower per-dose cost, more visits, easier to stop or adjust. Often the first choice while confirming benefit.
Higher per-dose cost, fewer visits, steadier levels. Preferred once treatment is established.
For international patients the visit frequency is the deciding factor: Nebido's interval of ten to fourteen weeks suits a man who can return to Busan, or coordinate with a doctor at home, a few times a year; Jenasteron realistically needs a local prescriber.
Fertility: the cost of testosterone that is not measured in won
Testosterone injections suppress sperm production, often to zero, and recovery after stopping can take months to over a year. For a man planning a family this is the most important line in the whole guide. At our Seomyeon clinic men who are low in testosterone and want children are offered alternatives that raise their own production rather than replace it, and the ₩150,000 semen analysis from the fertility screening page is part of the work-up. We ask about fertility plans before any injection, every time.
Monitoring: the follow-up costs over the first year
Treatment is not a single purchase. Testosterone, haematocrit and PSA (₩150,000) are rechecked at about three months and then yearly, because replacement thickens the blood in some men and because prostate monitoring is required in men over forty. Those follow-up tests are listed on the full price list at their standard prices and are the same whether you live in Busan or coordinate from abroad. We give you the monitoring schedule in writing so that a doctor at home can take over the blood tests between visits.
Questions to ask any clinic before you start
Testosterone is prescribed too readily in some places and withheld too rigidly in others, so five questions help wherever you are. Was my sample drawn in the morning, and was it repeated? Which hormones were measured besides total testosterone? Was I asked about fertility plans? What monitoring is scheduled, and who does it? And what happens when I want to stop? At Urogyn in Busan every one of these is answered in the written plan before the first injection, and the monitoring schedule is designed so a doctor at home can take over between visits.
Dr. Moon Hyeon-chang — men's hormonal health
Director of Urogyn, board-certified urologist in Seomyeon, member of the Korean Society for Sexual Medicine. Manages testosterone treatment and its monitoring for patients from forty countries. Consults in English.
About the clinic →Fitting testosterone assessment into a trip to Busan
Assessment is a single morning visit: blood drawn before 10:00, results the same day or the next, and a written plan. If a repeat sample is needed it can be done two days later. A first Nebido dose can be given during the same trip once deficiency is confirmed; the loading second dose six weeks later can be arranged at home with our written protocol. Many men combine the visit with the men's health check or an erectile assessment in the same morning.
How it runs at our Busan Seomyeon clinic — and your next step
Message us with your symptoms, any previous testosterone results with the time of day they were drawn, your age, and whether children are in your plans. We reply in writing with which panel we recommend, whether you look like a candidate for treatment at all, and the figures that would follow. Nothing is booked until you confirm, and no deposit is taken. The clinic is one minute from Seomyeon Station exit 7; the contact page has directions.
- Will an injection fix my erections? Only if low testosterone is the cause, which is true for a minority of men with erectile difficulty. The vascular ultrasound and the hormone panel together sort out which is which; many men need both looked at.
- Is testosterone treatment permanent? Replacement suppresses your own production, so stopping after a long course means a period of low levels before recovery. That is a reason to be certain of the diagnosis before starting, and to prefer short-acting Jenasteron for the first months.
The urologists who manage testosterone treatment in Busan.
Every guide on this site is written and reviewed by the three board-certified urologists below. The doctor who consults with you is the doctor who operates and answers your follow-up — never a junior doctor or a different surgeon.
Testosterone injection cost — FAQ
Related pages and next reads
Men's Health Clinic in Busan
Hormone testing, fertility screening and five more services in Seomyeon.
Nebido vs Jenasteron
Short-acting versus long-acting — levels, visits and side effects.
Low Testosterone Signs
Which symptoms matter and what the test must show.
Fertility Screening in Busan
Semen analysis and hormones before planning a family.
Erectile Dysfunction in Busan
When erections, not hormones, are the real problem.
Elevated PSA — What Next?
The prostate monitoring that goes with testosterone treatment.
Urogyn Men's Clinic, Seomyeon
7F-702, Ion City Building, 74 Seomyeon-ro, Busanjin-gu, Busan 47299 — one minute on foot from Seomyeon Station Exit 7 (Lines 1 & 2).
Mon–Fri 10:00–18:00 · Sat 10:00–14:00 · Sun closed
부산광역시 부산진구 서면로 74 아이온시티빌딩 7층 702호 — show this to your taxi driver.
Send your symptoms and any past results. Get the plan in writing.
Your symptoms, age, any previous testosterone values with the time they were drawn, and your fertility plans are enough for us to recommend the right panel in Busan and say honestly whether treatment is likely.