Testosterone – For Women?

Not just a man’s hormone

It is well accepted that most women after menopause experience a less than adequate sex drive. This low libido status can often be due to lowered testosterone levels–especially free testosterone (the most biologically active testosterone). This is why many doctors now prescribe testosterone treatment–along with other hormones (hormone replacement therapy or HRT, preferably as bio-identical hormones)–for women suffering from low libido, with great success. Swedish researchers recently published a study showing that testosterone gel given to postmenopausal women with low libido had positive effects on several aspects of sexual life such as frequency of sexual activity, orgasm, arousal, fantasies and sexual interest