A special interest in menopause and hormone therapy for women testosterone therapy in women has gained attention in recent years as a way to enhance sexual desire in women testosterone is essentially a male hormone that's important for sexual function it is also made by women but in much smaller amounts the female ovaries and adrenal glands make nearly equal amounts of, testosterone the relationship of testosterone to female sexual function is complex some studies have shown an improvement in sexual function domains the testosterone use.
while other studies have not found this association testosterone levels declined steadily throughout the lifetime of an adult, woman as a result postmenopausal women have lower testosterone levels, moreover, women who had their ovaries removed or who have lost ovarian function due to another cause like chemotherapy lose about half of their testosterone pool women the problems affecting the pituitary or adrenal gland can also have a low testosterone level this can manifest as low sexual desire and poor arousal the stas neuron therapy can be tried in such women to improve their sexual satisfaction if you choose to be seen in her women's health clinic.
you will have a detailed consultation with one of our providers who will determine in conjunction with you if the star stone therapy is right for you testosterone is just one part of what determines a woman's sexual desire other factors like self-image relationship with the partner stress health and fast sexual experiences can have a large effect on a sex drive of a woman no matter how much testosterone is present in a woman's body testosterone therapy for women is available by prescription only in the form of a cream-gel pill or a pellet, however, none of these forms is FDA approved for use in women and a standard dose has not been established the preferred and safe way of providing testosterone to a woman is in the form of a gel or cream.
these are made at, compounding pharmacies that custom-mix medication for each prescription the preparations used by men have much, higher concentrations of testosterone, and are not suitable for use a woman yes women can experience excess, body fair acne weight gain voice changes, and personality changes if they are on too much testosterone this can, however, be avoided with close, monitoring of testosterone levels data on the long-term safety of testosterone, use are currently lacking and more, studies are needed to evaluate that thank you for your attention.