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Use of Testosterone Therapy in Menopausal Women

Women may have heard that testosterone is ‘the missing hormone’ and will come to you asking for more information and or a prescription.

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Menopause awareness is steadily growing, and more women are seeking information from friends, healthcare practitioners and social media to learn about menopause and HRT. An increasing area of interest in menopause is the use of testosterone and the perceived benefits thereof. Women may have heard that testosterone is ‘the missing hormone’ and will come to you asking for more information and or a prescription. It is helpful to understand when testosterone should be used, and the potential benefits and risks.

Testosterone in women comes from three sources:1

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