"We know that women who have gone through menopause after surgical removal of their ovaries have decreased testosterone levels," said Dr. Jan Shifren of the Massachusetts General Hospital's ...

Self-help books and the internet promote that bioidentical hormones allow menopausal ... Oral testosterone must be methylated as part of hormone therapy for women with reduced sexual desire ...

Doctors typically prefer a cream or gel that’s applied to ... It’s “pretty clear” that low doses of testosterone can improve ...

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a hormone synthesized by the adrenal glands in both men and women ... testosterone. Taking a DHEA supplement can help alleviate some of the symptoms of menopause ...

Current guidelines recommend transdermal delivery of testosterone for post-menopausal women ... in the form of a cream or gel, they do so off-label. As a result, women often receive treatments ...

If it began with Australia licensing the world’s first testosterone product for women in 2020, the celebrity menopause movement threw some star power behind it. Testosterone had glowing mentions ...

Women, meanwhile, get a spike of testosterone around the time of ovulation, explains Dr Kim Ruddy, GP and menopause specialist. These spikes get gradually shallower once you leave your 20s behind.

Although the gel is approved for the treatment of androgen deficiency syndrome rather than male menopause, the number of men using other forms of testosterone treatment has been increasing.