Women are turning to testosterone, but what does the science actually say?
Medical Xpress republishes a Conversation explainer by Daniel Kelly on women's growing use of testosterone. A 2019 meta-analysis of 36 randomized trials supports it for distressing low sexual desire after menopause, the only evidence-backed use. An observational UK study of 510 women reported mood and cognitive improvements but cannot show causation. Long-term safety data remain limited, and the US has no approved female product.
Why it matters: Relevant to postmenopausal women in Maryland weighing menopause care options and to the gynecologists and primary care clinicians who discuss hormone therapy with them.
A summary of another publisher's reporting, written with AI and checked automatically against the story. The reporting belongs to medicalxpress.com. October 4, 2026.