Testosterone for low libido in postmenopausal women?
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Testosterone for low libido in postmenopausal women not taking estrogen.
BACKGROUND The efficacy and safety of testosterone treatment for hypoactive sexual desire disorder in postmenopausal women not receiving estrogen therapy are unknown. METHODS We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled, 52-week trial in which 814 women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder were randomly assigned to receive a patch delivering 150 or 300 microg of testosterone per day or p...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1744-6651,1744-8417
DOI: 10.1586/17446651.4.2.131