Testogenesis. Formula update transforms this product.
The bigger names in the test boosting industry will often refine or completely redo their formula. It keeps reviewers like us on our toes, because we have to make sure our review is always up to date and relevant.
With that in mind, it’s time to refresh our Testogen review after quite a significant formula change.
Let’s find out how Testogen fares against the competition in 2018.
The product offers the following list of benefits;
The million $$$ question then is … does it deliver?
How can we not like the new Testogen? It’s as if they read our last review and made all the changes we recommended. They’ve wisely dropped the Tribulus Terrestris altogether. Our complaints about the D3 levels have been addressed – an extra 500%.
Proven testosterone winners Magnesium and Boron added. Zinc and Vitamin B6 changed to a more bioavailable form. Bioperine added to again boost bioavailability.
This is a 180° turnaround on this formula. Sinner to winner.
So why not 10/10 then? Well, they’ve made one clanger which stops them getting full marks. They’ve picked the wrong Vitamin K. We get 10 times as much K1 as K2 in our diets, it’s the K2 variant that best doubles up with Vitamin D3 to boost test levels.
Incidentally, it’s not that easy to find the ingredients and dosages on the Testogen website, it’s buried at the bottom of the FAQ page. To make life easier for you, we’ve added it below;
Testogen is a premium product which is unsurprisingly priced at the premium end of the market. However, 2 things spring to our attention here;
You don’t often see a ‘Buy 2 get one free’ offer, supplements manufacturers normally only start offering free boxes when you are buying at least 3 or more. And free shipping even on one box, regardless of where you live? That’s also unusual.
It’s difficult to find any complaints about Testogen, their customer service, or their refund/guarantee policies online.
As you can see from the comments on this page, occasionally you get people complaining about shipping times. But when you ship worldwide you have to offer a budget shipping option. That means using the national/state carriers in various countries who can be …. erratic, shall we say. Not Testogen’s fault in other words.
The formula is well researched and fully disclosed, the product is manufactured in cGMP licensed premises. A good score here.
The testimonials section on the Testogen website it a disappointment, they should really be putting more effort into that. The product has been around for 4 years and is a massive seller – there needs to be more social proof about it than this;
However, saying that … there aren’t any bad testimonials from dissatisfied users either so a middling score is fair.
Testogen was originally conceived and manufactured by South African company Advanced Health Ltd. It’s since been bought by Wolfson Berg Limited, a much larger (and more successful) supplements company with a range of industry leading supplements.
It is no coincidence that they reformulated the product after buying it, making it 10* better. There’s nothing about Wolfson Berg that causes us concern for the consumer or would prompt us to mark their score down.
Take four capsules a day 20 minutes before breakfast.
Based on the ingredient profile, we wouldn’t anticipate any side-effects from taking Testogen.
Testogen is only available from the manufacturer’s official website. Yes, this limits buying options – but it also means there’s no chance you are buying counterfeit merchandise. You’ll be getting the real thing, direct from the source.
D-AA, as it’s sometimes known as a lynchpin of effective testosterone boosters because it works on the central area of the brain to release hormones crucial to regulating the production of testosterone.
Luteinizing, follicle-stimulating and human growth hormone for example, all play key roles in testosterone and are facilitated by D-AA. Some studies indicate that D-AA also serves to remove limitations on the rate of testosterone production in the testes, improving the body’s overall efficiency in that respect.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19860889
http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=24016#.VE6byvldX4o
Fenugreek has been found to be an extremely potent libido enhancer. Indian in origin, it influences insulin levels, which regulates testosterone and the sex hormone binding globulin. With lower insulin levels, testosterone production can increase, as can sex drive.
There is an impressive body of scientific evidence to back up the positive health effects of Fenugreek.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21312304
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21116018
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16379570
Zinc’s ability to release the aforementioned luteinizing hormones allows for the creation of free testosterone and growth hormone. To be fair to TestoGen, there would be serious questions about any supplement that overlooked zinc while trying to boost testosterone.
The other main component of ZMA supplements is Magnesium. Testogen’s reformulation has added Magnesium into the formula, which is an excellent decision by their lab.
One of the key reasons Magnesium is one of the first names on the team sheet when it comes to test boosters is that it lowers SHBG count, creating more ‘free test’ which our systems can use effectively.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21675994
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0731708508005955
Ginseng has proven time and again its ability to boost Nitric Oxide in men, which is important because Nitric Oxide controls blood flow, which aids erectile dysfunction.
It also contains steroidal saponins which increase testosterone levels, DHT, luteinizing hormone and androgens.
Much like zinc and magnesium is, boron is another mineral with strong test boosting credentials.
Another addition in the recent formula update, it’s a clever inclusion because it’s useful in very small amounts.
Yet another formula addition in v2 of the Testogen evolution, nettle root is another ingredient included to lower SHBG and create more free testosterone.
Not only does it do that, it has been shown in clinical studies to reduce estrogen through it’s beta-sitosterol.
Vitamin B6’s main use is as an estrogen suppressant. estrogen is the female sex hormone and its presence in higher levels can serve to neutralize the testosterone in our systems.
B6 works with the metabolic pathway C2 and it has been shown to decrease estrogen activity once it is bound to the receptor, keeping overall estrogen production low.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6727359
http://press.endocrine.org/doi/abs/10.1210/endo-32-1-97
Testosterone levels as a rule have been shown to rise naturally in the summer compared to the winter and the reason for this is in large part down to the Vitamin D3 we get from sunlight.
Vitamin D3 in a supplement then is highly desirable for boosting testosterone as it takes old mother nature out the equation. Many test boosting supplements include it, but often in dosages that are too small to make a difference.
One of the most positive aspects of the Testogen reformulation is that they’ve boosted the D3 levels so much. 500% to be exact.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21154195
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20050857
Bioperine is the branded version of the generic black pepper extract. Produced by the Sabinsa corporation, the reason bioperine is included in a supplement formula is not because there are any direct benefits of black pepper – it’s because it’s inclusion allows the body to absorb the other ingredients more effectively.
Is Bioperine better than normal black pepper? We’ll leave that for another article, for now we’ll just say that it’s a good inclusion.
We’ve seen something of a revolution in Testogen since the first formulation. It was full of holes and problems, there were few buying options on the site and given its poor formula it couldn’t compete at the prices being charged.
What a turnaround. The formula is very strong now, we can only pick one flaw in it. The prices are discounted, shipping is free for all – the evolution of this product has taken it from a mid-table ‘never was’ to a podium finisher.
8 comments
Bander says:
Hi,
Please note up to date I have not get my shipment with this poor type of shipments, there is many others types of shipments such as DHL, Aramex…etc, it should be optional due to the customer
This is my second and last order with this company and I’ll share my bad experience (delay) with ever one I know.
I have received below email when i placed the order
Dear XXXX,
Your order XXXXX has now been shipped. You should receive the order in the next 2-5 business days for UK orders, 5-7 business days for International (please allow up to 15 business days for some International orders).
Your order was sent using Royal Mail
You can track your order at: XXXXX
If you require any further assistance with your order, please reply to this email and one of our friendly customer service team will be happy to help.
Thank you for shopping with us,
Testogen
and i have been told by the support team
Phil: ok. one moment please, I’ll be back for you in a minute
sorry for the wait. i can confirm that your order has been dispatch last September 5 and you’ll receive it at September 26. Current shipping times are 2-5 working days to the UK, 5-10 working days within the EU or 15 working days to the rest of the world.
Rob Wright says:
Hi Bander,
Not sure I understand why you are so angry about that to be honest. Dispatched on the 5th September and arriving 26th September – that is 15 working days.
It really depends where you live to be honest. Royal Mail are normally fantastic, but the trouble with them is that they ALWAYS hand it off to the national postal carrier in whatever the destination country is. So sometimes they may be great, sometimes a total disaster. Countries where Royal Mail is not a good shipping company to use include India, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar amongst others.
If you live in those countries then you are absolutely correct – you are much better off using a courier like DHL or DPD. I didn’t realise TestoGen had no courier option at all, that’s not the greatest. Use one of the bigger test boosting companies, TestoFuel offer a courier service.
Hawthorne says:
Order placed 11/24. Received 12/3. I thought that was reasonable. Bottom line is this was not a time critical delivery and it arrived as expected.
Rob Wright says:
Hi, thanks for the comment.
I agree with you, I think it’s reasonable as well .. depending where you are in the world that is. Customers in Australia for example are quite happy to wait for weeks for deliveries in most cases, as they are used to ordering goods from (literally) the other side of the world.
Your IP is on your comment so I can see you are in the USA Hawthorne – I can tell you from experience that most customers in the USA don’t think a wait like that is acceptable! Good on you for being patient though. Companies like Amazon are so good at fulfilment these days that they’ve raised the bar (and expectation level) for everybody. Customers, particularly in the USA expect it within a couple of days, tops.
TestoGen customer service must be sick of answering `where’s my order?` support tickets on this I’d have thought, they should have a warehouse in the US and ship from that.
Darshal says:
When was this formula updated?
Rob Wright says:
Hi Darshal,
Thanks for the question. It is a good question and relevant, because presumably you and anybody else who tried Testogen before the formula change will want to establish whether they tried the old formula or the new formula.
The short answer is that I don’t know. It’s definitely sometime in 2018, but you should contact their customer support for an exact date. The thing is that they ship worldwide and that normally involves shipping from more than one location.
When you update a supplement formula some fulfilment locations get the new batch quicker than others depending on stock inventory levels – the only way you can know for sure whether you got the old batch or the new batch is to know the batch number of the box you had and contact Testogen themselves to clarify which version you tried.
I appreciate this probably isn’t much help but it’s my best answer, hope it helps.
Rob
Waj says:
Hi is this suitable for vegetarians and if not do you have a ulternative many thanks
Rob Wright says:
Hi Waj,
Good question. The answer is ‘No’ as the capsules used are made from gelatin. It’s the same with TestoFuel and Prime Male for that matter. Why they use those instead of vegetable capsules in this day and age is beyond me, it would cost pennies to change to veggie caps and open the product up to the ever growing vegetarian/vegan market.
Your best bet for sure is Centrapeak. Vegetarian friendly, and a fantastic test boosting formula.
Hope this helps,
Rob