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telehealth and hormones.

Every figure is taken from a government agency, a peer-reviewed study or a company filing, and links to the page it came from. Free to cite with a link.

Compounding pharmacy statistics About 7,500

US pharmacies specialize in compounding, according to an American Pharmacists Association estimate (2020)

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Direct-to-consumer telehealth statistics $2,347.6 million

Hims & Hers revenue in 2025, up 59% year over year

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Erectile dysfunction statistics 30 million to 50 million

men in the United States have erectile dysfunction

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GLP-1 statistics 18%

of US adults say they have ever taken a GLP-1 drug for weight loss, diabetes or another condition

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Hair loss statistics 50 million

men in the United States are estimated to have androgenetic alopecia (male pattern hair loss)

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Hormone replacement therapy statistics 90 million

annual US hormone therapy prescriptions in 1999, up from 58 million in 1995

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Longevity and biomarker testing statistics $3.91 billion

is the projected size of the US direct-to-consumer laboratory testing market by 2032

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Low testosterone statistics 38.7%

of men aged 45 and older visiting US primary care practices had hypogonadism, defined as total testosterone below 300 ng/dL

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Men's health statistics 76.5 years

life expectancy at birth for US males in 2024, up 0.7 year from 75.8 years in 2023

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Menopause statistics 52

is the average age at menopause in the United States

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Obesity statistics 40.3%

of US adults age 20 and older had obesity (BMI 30 or higher) in August 2021 to August 2023

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Peptide statistics More than 80

peptide drugs have reached the market since the introduction of insulin almost a century ago

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Prediabetes and insulin resistance statistics 115.2 million

US adults aged 18 and older are estimated to have prediabetes

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Semaglutide statistics 2 million

Medicare Part D enrollees took Ozempic in 2024, up from fewer than 150,000 in 2019

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Sleep and insomnia statistics 30.5%

of US adults slept less than 7 hours in a 24-hour period on average in 2024

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Telehealth statistics 37.0%

of US adults used telemedicine in the past 12 months in 2021

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Tirzepatide statistics nearly 1 million

Medicare Part D enrollees took Mounjaro in 2024, up from 54,000 in 2022

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TRT statistics 0.93%

of male patients had an active testosterone prescription in 2025

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Weight loss drug cost statistics $1,349.02

list price (WAC) of a four-pen package of Wegovy injection, the same for every dose

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How these pages are made

Each page is researched from primary sources: CDC and NIH data, FDA records, peer-reviewed studies, and company filings. Figures are reported exactly as the source states them, with the year the data refers to. Pages are dated and updated as new data is published. See our editorial standards.

Sources

Regulatory and primary sources

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  46. ClinCalc DrugStats Database (based on AHRQ Medical Expenditure Panel Survey): Finasteride - Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2014 - 2024 ↗ · 2026
  47. ClinCalc DrugStats Database (based on AHRQ Medical Expenditure Panel Survey): Estradiol - Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2014 - 2024 ↗ · 2026
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  53. Drug Enforcement Administration and HHS (Federal Register): Expansion of Buprenorphine Treatment via Telemedicine Encounter (final rule) ↗ · 2025
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  60. Eli Lilly and Company (via BioSpace): Foundayo (orforglipron), Lilly's new oral GLP-1 pill for weight loss, now available in the U.S. ↗ · 2026
  61. Epic Research: Hormone Therapy Use Nearly Doubled Since 2017, Led by Women in Their Late 40s and Early 50s ↗ · 2026
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  74. Gallup: Obesity Rate Declining in U.S. ↗ · 2025
  75. Gallup: Five Aspects of Wellbeing Linked to GLP-1 Effectiveness ↗ · 2026
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  80. Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1): Hims & Hers Health, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results ↗ · 2026
  81. Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1): Hims & Hers Health, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results ↗ · 2026
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  176. New England Journal of Medicine: Tirzepatide for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity (SURMOUNT-OSA) ↗ · 2024
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  182. Novo Nordisk: Ozempic pricing information ↗ · 2026
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  185. Novo Nordisk (PR Newswire): Novo Nordisk's Wegovy HD available now nationwide ↗ · 2026
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