Maximus vs. Fountain TRT
Fountain TRT bundles one price. Maximus goes deeper on labs and fertility.
Maximus prescribes testosterone as a pill, a cream, or an injection, from $99.99/mo, with medication included. Fertility-friendly enclomiphene and hCG options come as part of the protocol, and panels run to 146 markers. Fountain TRT bundles one price from $150/mo on its annual plan, built on a seven-marker panel. Either way, it starts with a blood test.
What Maximus prescribes
Oral · Cream · Injection
- ✓Oral, topical, and injectable testosterone, plus fertility-friendly combinations
- ✓Enclomiphene and hCG, so fertility support is not limited to one route
- ✓At-home testosterone test, 10 markers, $99.99, no lab visit
- ✓A board-certified U.S. physician sets the dose. Message them 24/7.
Lab-guided · Doctor-supervised
The three differences that matter
Where these two actually diverge
01
Fountain’s own documents disagree on what the price covers
Fountain is $199/mo, $499 for three months, or $1,799 for the year, advertised as all-inclusive and naming labs. Its Terms of Use say the laboratory bills the client directly. Both were read on the same day. Maximus is $99.99/mo with the medication included and lab panels priced openly and separately.
02
Fertility depends on which route you pick
Fountain offers no hCG, so enclomiphene is its only fertility lever, and a client on injections or cream has no adjunct available. Maximus pairs enclomiphene or hCG with the oral, topical and injectable protocols.
03
Both offer 24/7 physician messaging. Fountain returns labs in about a day.
Fountain advertises 24/7 texting with the medical team plus real-time dose adjustments, with no appointment required, and returns lab results in about a day. Maximus offers physician messaging 24/7.
The short answer
A close comparison, decided by depth and by fertility
These two are closer than most matchups in this category. The split comes down to how much you want measured, and whether fertility matters.
Fit check
Choose Fountain TRT if…
- You want one number and no surprises. $35 to be evaluated, refundable if a doctor does not approve you, then $199/mo, $499 for three months, or $1,799 for the year, with no minimum term.
- You want to text a clinician instead of booking one. Fountain advertises 24/7 texting and real-time dose changes.
- You want a protocol designed by a urologist. Fountain is fronted by Doron Stember, MD, who trained at Memorial Sloan-Kettering and Weill Cornell.
Fit check
Choose Maximus if…
- You want fertility support on any route. Fountain has no hCG, so enclomiphene is its only lever. Maximus pairs enclomiphene or hCG with the pill, the cream, or the shot.
- You want more than seven markers. The Fountain panel has no FSH, no thyroid, and no way to add more. Maximus panels run to 146.
- You want oral testosterone, hCG, or peptides. None of the three appear on either Fountain site.
Fountain runs as a platform for doctor-owned practices rather than as a clinic itself, and several providers in this category use the same structure. Everything on this page comes from the Fountain funnel at join.fountaintrt.com and its Terms of Use, read on July 31, 2026, rather than from the older marketing site, which sells a cream only and disagrees with the funnel on both formulary and price.
What each one costs
Fountain bundles one price. Maximus prices the protocol and the panel separately.
The Fountain multi-month rates are lump sums divided out — the $167 and $150 monthly figures are the three-month and annual totals expressed per month, and Fountain publishes both numbers. Maximus is $99.99/mo with the medication included, and lab panels are priced openly and separately.
| Maximus | Fountain TRT | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price* | $99.99/mo Enclomiphene or injectable testosterone, 12-month plan. Medication included. $149.99 or $109.99/mo Oral testosterone, or testosterone cream. |
$35 one-time Covers labs, a 20-minute provider visit, and a plan. Refunded in full if a doctor does not approve you. |
| What the monthly price covers | The medication, physician oversight, and 24/7 messaging with a physician |
Advertised as all-inclusive The funnel names support, labs, provider visits, shipping and medication. The Terms of Use say otherwise They state the laboratory bills the client directly. The two documents conflict, and the conflict is unresolved. |
| Medication cost | Included in the protocol price |
Included in membership Per the funnel. No separate line item is published. |
| Lab cost | $99.99 one-time At-home testosterone test, 10 markers. $99.99, $199.99 or $349.99 Comprehensive panels of 73, 110 or 146 markers. |
Unresolved The funnel says labs are included in membership. The Terms of Use say the laboratory bills the client directly. Both read on July 31, 2026. |
| Shipping | Free |
Included in membership No separate charge published. |
| Billing term | 1, 3, 6 and 12-month plans Committed 3 and 6-month plans run the full term, and the remainder is not refundable. |
$199/mo, $499 for 3 months, or $1,799 for the year That works out at $167 and $150 a month, and the arithmetic checks against the lump sums. Cancel any time, no minimum term Medications and services are non-refundable once started. |
Maximus prices pulled from the Maximus prices API on August 3, 2026, unchanged from the July 31, 2026 pull. Fountain prices as listed on join.fountaintrt.com on July 31, 2026.
Compounded medications are not FDA-approved for safety, efficacy, or quality.
*Billed monthly or by plan term. Full billing, availability, and cost terms are at the bottom of this page. HSA and FSA eligible.
The labs question is left open above on purpose. The Fountain funnel FAQ describes membership as all-inclusive and it names labs. The Fountain Terms of Use, which is the binding document, says the laboratory “will bill either your managed care plan, other third-party payer, or will bill you directly.” Both were read on July 31, 2026. Anyone pricing the total should ask Fountain which one governs.
What each one prescribes
Both offer more than one route. Maximus lists three more items.
| Maximus | Fountain TRT | |
|---|---|---|
| Injectable testosterone | ✓ Offered | ✓ Offered, cypionate, twice-weekly subcutaneous |
| Oral testosterone | ✓ Offered | — Not listed |
| Topical / cream | ✓ Offered | ✓ Offered, daily topical with a precision dispenser |
| Troche | — Not listed | — Not listed |
| Enclomiphene | ✓ Offered | ✓ Offered, daily oral capsules |
| Clomiphene | — Not listed | — Not listed |
| hCG | ✓ Offered | — Not listed |
| Anastrozole | — Not listed | ✓ Offered as an optional add-on |
| Peptides | ✓ Offered | — Not listed |
Marks reflect what each site published on July 31, 2026. Fountain items read from the join.fountaintrt.com funnel, not from the older marketing page.
Fountain offers a choice of route, and its funnel says so. The gaps that matter for a specific client are oral testosterone, hCG and peptides, and whether any of them matters depends on the protocol. Whether Fountain add-ons carry an extra charge is not published.
How each one keeps track
Fountain answers faster. Maximus measures more.
| Maximus | Fountain TRT | |
|---|---|---|
| Panel size | 10 markers at home 73, 110 or 146 in a comprehensive panel. |
Seven markers Free and total testosterone, estradiol, PSA, hematocrit, hemoglobin and LH. No FSH, no thyroid, and no way to add more. |
| Collection | At-home collection from the upper arm No lab visit. Bloodwork from the last 6 months can be uploaded instead. |
In-person draw at LabCorp or Quest No at-home kit. Results quoted at about a day. |
| Cadence | Baseline, then 4 weeks after a dose change Annual at minimum after that. |
Follow-up visits every 3 to 6 months No lab schedule of its own is published. |
| Provider | Board-certified U.S. physicians A physician reviews the labs and writes the prescription. |
Doctor-owned practices, fronted by a board-certified urologist Providers are described as trained in Fountain-specific care. |
| Messaging and dose changes | Message a physician 24/7 The physician adjusts the dose. |
24/7 texting with the medical team Plus real-time dose adjustments, with no booked visit required. |
Fountain details as published on fountaintrt.com and join.fountaintrt.com on July 31, 2026.
Seven markers answers whether testosterone is low. It does not answer why. That is what FSH, thyroid and metabolic markers are for.
Coverage and fertility
Two things worth checking before you commit
Where each one is available
State availability changes as regulations, formularies, and company policy shift. Check with Fountain TRT and Maximus directly for current coverage in your state.
Fertility support
- Maximus runs a dedicated fertility-friendly protocol category: oral testosterone with enclomiphene, topical testosterone with enclomiphene, enclomiphene alone, and injectable testosterone with hCG.[3]
- Fountain supports fertility through enclomiphene, which its funnel says preserves fertility. Neither Fountain site sells hCG, so a client on injections or cream has no fertility add-on to pair with it. No fertility protocol or panel is published, and FSH is not tested.
Fertility preservation is not guaranteed. Injectable testosterone consistently suppresses sperm production without an enclomiphene or hCG adjunct.
Fit check
Who Fountain TRT is not for
01
Anyone who wants to know why testosterone is low
Seven markers is the smaller panel of the two. There is no FSH, no thyroid, no metabolic testing, and no way to add any. If the symptoms may not be low testosterone at all, this is the wrong place to start.
02
Anyone on injections or cream who wants to protect fertility
Fountain has no hCG. Enclomiphene is the only fertility lever offered, and it is one of three routes rather than an adjunct to the other two.
03
Anyone who wants to pay with HSA or FSA
Fountain does not mention HSA or FSA on either site. It is cash pay and signed up with no third-party payer, though it will hand over a bill on request.
Who is behind the care
A named urologist on one side. Published research on the other.
Fountain is fronted by Doron Stember, MD, a board-certified urologist. He trained at NYU, Mount Sinai, Memorial Sloan-Kettering and Weill Cornell, and was formerly an assistant professor of urology. He designed the protocols.
Fountain is also LegitScript certified. Its Terms disclose that it provides administrative services to independently owned physician practices, rather than employing the providers itself.
Maximus care is led by U.S. board-certified physicians. A physician reads the lab results, finalizes the prescription, and sets the dose. The Maximus site also states that it is one of the only direct-to-consumer telehealth companies that conducts and publishes its own peer-reviewed research.[5] Its own studies run at N=79, N=45 and N=34.
Third-party reviews
On Trustpilot, read on July 31, 2026, Maximus holds 4.4 from 1,035 reviews and Fountain TRT holds 4.3 from 302 reviews.[7] Both profiles are public and both scores move; check the current figures before deciding.
Answered quickly, or measured thoroughly. Both are real. They are not the same purchase.
Bottom line: pick the clinic that carries the protocol you want
If one predictable price and a fast answer are what matter most, Fountain is built for that. If the goal is knowing why testosterone is low, and keeping fertility on the table whichever route you take, that is what Maximus is built for. Either way, it starts with a blood test.
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FAQ
Questions men ask when they are comparing clinics
Can a current Fountain TRT client switch to Maximus?
Yes. Maximus accepts bloodwork from the last 6 months showing total testosterone, SHBG or free testosterone, LH, PSA and hematocrit. A Fountain panel covers total testosterone, LH, PSA and hematocrit, so SHBG or free testosterone may need adding.
Is a prescription transferred, or does it start over?
A Maximus physician sets the protocol and the dose from lab results and stated goals. It is a new prescription rather than a transfer.
Does either accept HSA or FSA?
Maximus protocols are HSA and FSA eligible. Fountain does not mention either on its site, and describes itself as not enrolled with any third-party payer.
Which states does each clinic serve?
State availability changes as regulations, formularies, and company policy shift for both companies. Check with Fountain TRT and Maximus directly for current coverage in your state.
Are labs included in the Fountain TRT membership?
The Fountain funnel says yes. The Fountain Terms of Use say the laboratory bills the client directly. Both were read on July 31, 2026 and they conflict. Ask Fountain which document governs before comparing total cost.
What happens if the labs say testosterone therapy is not right for you?
A physician reviews the panel before prescribing anything. Fountain refunds its $35 evaluation fee if a client is not medically approved, and states plainly that TRT is not right for everyone. Maximus physicians can decline to prescribe for the same reason.
Is Maximus testosterone compounded?
A licensed U.S. pharmacy compounds Oral Testosterone, Testosterone Cream, and Injectable Testosterone against your prescription.
Compounded medications are not FDA-approved for safety, efficacy, or quality.
Important safety information
Prescription testosterone requires a physician evaluation and ongoing lab monitoring. Reported effects across the class include acne or oily skin, libido changes, mood changes, fluid retention, elevated blood pressure, elevated hematocrit and hemoglobin, elevated PSA, testicular shrinkage, suppressed fertility, gynecomastia, and worsening of sleep apnea.
Serious risks include polycythemia or elevated hematocrit (CBC monitoring required), deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism (rare), cardiovascular events in high-risk individuals, significant suppression of sperm production, and hypersensitivity reactions.
Read full safety information
Testosterone products carry a class-wide warning about increases in blood pressure, per FDA class-wide labeling changes announced February 28, 2025.[4]
Topical secondary exposure. Testosterone Cream can transfer to another person through skin contact. Wash your hands after applying it and cover the application site with clothing. The site can be washed after 2 hours. Keep children and pets away from the site.
Injection-specific. Injection site pain, swelling, or bruising. Hypersensitivity to the oil carrier is rare. Injectable testosterone is a controlled substance.
Review the Medication Guide for any FDA-approved testosterone product your physician prescribes. Full safety information: maximustribe.com/safety
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
References
This page compares two providers using each provider’s own published information, read on July 31, 2026. It is general information, not medical advice.
- 01Fountain TRT. Membership pricing, treatment options, panel and support, from the current signup funnel. join.fountaintrt.com
Source for the $35 evaluation, the $199, $499 and $1,799 plans, the three treatment routes and add-ons, the seven-marker panel, the one-day result turnaround, and the 24/7 texting and real-time dose-adjustment claims. Read July 31, 2026. This is the live funnel; the older fountaintrt.com marketing page disagrees with it on formulary and price and is not used for either.
- 02Fountain TRT. Terms of Use, and general site information. fountaintrt.com/terms
Source for the statement that the clinical laboratory bills the client directly, which conflicts with the funnel’s all-inclusive claim; for the cash-pay and no-third-party-payer position; for the non-refundable treatment terms; and for the disclosure that Fountain provides administrative services to independently owned physician practices. Read July 31, 2026.
- 03Maximus Oral T HPTA Non-Suppression Study (N=34). maximustribe.com/white-paper-oral-native-trt
Open-label observational study with no placebo control. Source for the fertility-marker result behind the fertility-friendly protocol category. Group means, not per-client outcomes.
- 04U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA issues class-wide labeling changes for testosterone products. Drug Safety Communication, February 28, 2025. fda.gov/drugs/drug-alerts-and-statements/fda-issues-class-wide-labeling-changes-testosterone-products
FDA states that completed blood-pressure studies confirmed an increase in blood pressure across all testosterone products, class-wide. The same action retained the Limitation of Use on age-related hypogonadism.
- 05Maximus. Official information about Maximus. maximustribe.com/official-information-about-maximus
Maximus states here that it is one of the only direct-to-consumer telehealth companies to conduct and publish its own peer-reviewed clinical research. This is a Maximus-published page, so it records what Maximus claims rather than independent verification.
- 06Maximus Topical Testosterone with Enclomiphene Study (N=45). maximustribe.com/white-paper-testosterone-cream
Open-label observational study with no placebo control. Its fertility-marker results apply only to testosterone cream paired with enclomiphene at 12.5mg or higher.
- 07Trustpilot. Review profiles for Maximus and Fountain TRT. trustpilot.com/review/fountaintrt.com
Scores and review counts read July 31, 2026. Trustpilot scores and volumes change continuously, and both companies hold claimed profiles. Treat the figures as a snapshot of that date rather than a current reading.
Compounded medications are prepared by licensed 503A/503B pharmacies using pharmaceutical-grade active ingredients. They are not FDA-approved finished drug products. Maximus protocols require a physician prescription.
Billing, availability, and cost
Billed monthly on the 1-month plan, or paid in advance or in installments across the full term on the 3-month and 6-month plans. At current rates a 6-month plan totals $899.94 for Oral Testosterone, $659.94 for Testosterone Cream, and $599.94 for Injectable Testosterone and for Enclomiphene, and a 3-month plan totals $599.97, $479.97, $449.97 and $449.97 respectively. New clients starting a 6-month plan get 50% off the first month, which lowers those totals. Lab testing is required, and any lab fee is disclosed in writing before your card is charged. Auto-renews on the day your current term ends, at the plan price and cadence shown at checkout. Cancel by turning off auto-renewal in your Maximus dashboard at app.maximustribe.com/login or by emailing support@maximustribe.com, with no phone call required. Committed 3-month and 6-month plans run through the full term you agree to at checkout. They cannot be ended early, and the remainder of a committed term is not refundable.
HSA and FSA eligible. Direct pay, no insurance billing.
Availability varies by state. Click into the product to see whether Maximus can ship to your state.
Maximus is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Fountain TRT. Fountain TRT is a trademark of its owner and is referenced here only to compare publicly available information about the two services, read on July 31, 2026.
