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Testosterone Therapy and Female Orgasm
Study reports that “clinical trials have shown that exogenous
testosterone therapy
improves female arousability, sexual desire and
fantasy, frequency of sexual
activity and orgasm, and satisfaction and pleasure
from the sexual act.”
Testosterone therapy in women: its role in the management of
hypoactive sexual
desire disorder.
R.T.
Abdallah, J.A. Simon,Department of Obsterics and Gynecology,
George Washington
University, Washington, DC 20036, USA,
Int J Impot Res. 2007 Sep-Oct;19(5):458-63.
Epub 2007 Jun 21.
Disorders
of sexual dysfunction occur in nearly half of women during
their life, and
hypoactive sexual desire disorder accounts for most of those
complaints. Although the
relationship between low endogenous testosterone levels
and sexual desire disorders in
women has not been empirically established,
clinical trials have shown that exogenous
testosterone therapy improves arousability,
sexual desire and fantasy, frequency of sexual
activity and orgasm, and
satisfaction and pleasure from the sexual act. Its therapeutic role in
bone mineral density,
fatigue, well-being and hot flashes requires more study before specific
recommendations can be made. Potential adverse effects of testosterone therapy include
hirsutism, acne and deepening of the voice along with changes in lipid profiles.
While less
well understood, concern after increased risks for breast cancer
and cardiovascular events
has been raised about this therapy. Testosterone
therapy is available in various formulations;
the most commonly used are oral and transdermal, including patches, gels, creams and
ointments.
PMID: 17581596 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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