is t ALWAYS given intramuscular?

[RyGuy]

I'm not trying to talk about dosages or how to inject without a doctors supervision. I had
my first injection of testosterone today at my clinic and the lab technician who taught me how to inject myself sort of picked a random spot on the middle of my thigh and put the needle in. I checked the bottle and sure enough is says "------mL to be given subcutaneously every ------" It's just that I've heard so much about the exact location of the injection (intramuscular, outer upper thigh) to be puzzled. Is a subcutaneous t injection normal? By the way, even if everyone says that my
prescription is wrong, I'm not going to change dosing without my doctors help.

[Ryan]

Intramuscular injections are far more common but I've heard of a fair few guys having subcutaneous injections. I assume that IM are more common for a reason but I have no evidence to back this up.

[wheat thins are delicious]

subcutaneous injections are totally done.  IDK why most shots for trans men are done in the muscle. 

[Flan]

IDK why most shots for trans men are done in the muscle.

slower absorbing so less waste/longer time between injetions (since T metabolizes fairly quick)

[FinnBear]

slower absorbing so less waste/longer time between injections (since T metabolizes fairly quick)

This.

[joeybrogue]

Without re-stating the above...

I recall a video on youtube a few years back with a guy who used to actually do his shots via his STOMACH.  He used a very tiny needle and did them that way.  I'm not sure why, but I think it was because he had health issues that required this.  I've only ever seen that done with antibiotics otherwise with serious infections.

Again, I wish I had more info. on that rare instance. 

[RyGuy]

alright i mean its not as if i can tell the difference since its been two days but i guess i shouldnt be worried

[xAndrewx]

That's interesting, I wouldn't stress too much man but maybe ask them when you have a chance. I've heard of intramuscular being done in the mid-thigh but that wouldn't be subcutaneous from what I understand so that's a little odd.

[jxpx]

Been on T for a little over a year and I started doing my shots IM and then switched to subcutaneous. 

My doctor suggested I try it out, simply because she said it's less damaging to the tissue in your leg and the effects/changes aren't any different.  So I went through one prescription IM, one subcutaneous, and now on my third prescription, I'm back to IM only because the pharmacy only had longer needles in-stock.  I didn't notice any difference between the two in terms of changes/effects, etc. 

I actually prefer IM, only because T seems to leak out less often and sometimes the subcutaneous shots seemed to burn a little more. Not sure why it was given to you in the middle of your thigh...regardless of method, I was told to inject into outer upper thigh.