Table 2.
Characteristics of the products containing TT offered on the websites located in the countries assessed in this study.
| Canada | Puerto Rico | Russia | Spain | Ukraine | USA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route of administration | Oral | 106 | 140 | 155 | 152 | 90 | 76 |
| Parenteral | |||||||
| Other * | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Recommended use of the product | 1 | 67 | 79 | 118 | 85 | 78 | 69 |
| 2 | 37 | 47 | 110 | 49 | 65 | 14 | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 3 | |
| 4 | 22 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 1 | |
| 5 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 6 | |
| 6 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
| No description | 12 | 10 | 12 |
* TT offered as seeds. 1—sports: TT advertised as a product that stimulates the growth of muscle tissue, accelerates recovery after exercise, and increases strength and endurance; 2—TT advertised as a product that increases male hormone levels and promotes sexual activity; 3—TT advertised as a product that accelerates fat burning and has hypoglycemic properties; 4—TT advertised as a product for the improvement of physical and mental stress; 5—TT advertised as a product for the improvement of renal and cardiovascular functions; 6—TT advertised as a product with anti-inflammatory and immunostimulant properties.