Is there any evidence that testosterone patches are useful in boosting libido in women?

Question (Answered) submitted by HMHB at 15:23, Mon 26 Mar 2007

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Responses:

The NLH Q&A Service recently (2007) answered a question related to perimenopausal women. They reported a lack of evidence for testosterone patches.

PRODIGY has a guideline on the menopause that reports:

"Loss of libido can be improved by testosterone supplementation, particularly after surgical menopause. Specialist advice should be sought as a wide range of doses, with potentially serious adverse effects, are quoted in the literature. The partial androgenic effects of tibolone may be useful for some women."

Sources
http://www.clinicalanswers.nhs.uk/index.cfm?question=5023
http://www.prodigy.nhs.uk/menopause/view_whole_guidance

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