Use of Testosterone in Postmenopausal WomenSusan R. Davis MBBS, FRACP, PhD, FAHMSEndocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America
[17] As in men, women have a circadian fluctuation in sex hormone levels, with testosterone levels being highest in the morning around 8am.[18] In both pre- and postmenopausal women testosterone levels are significantly lower 3pm when compared to 8am. In premenopausal women, the same circadian...
Despite several decades of hormone therapy for postmenopausal women, there is still much controversy surrounding its optimal composition, dosage, route of administration, and safety.. In addition, the role of androgen therapy in women's health has been generally neglected and is not well understoodAn...
For some postmenopausal women, it may improve sexual function scores.33 View article The Effect of Testosterone on Cardiovascular Disease and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Men: A Review of Clinical and Preclinical Data Hargun Kaur, Geoff H. Werstuck PhD, in CJC Open, 2021 Molecular Biology of ...
In postmenopausal women, estrogen levels plummet while the ovaries continue to produce testosterone, the researchers point out. "There has been so much focus on estrogen being protective, but it may be that testosterone is toxic," which might explain why men get heart disease earlier than women,...
ObjectiveTo explore the effects of testosterone on cognitive performance in healthy postmenopausal women.Study designOpen-label pilot study. Nine postmenopausal women on non-oral hormone replacement therapy, aged 47–60 years received transdermal testosterone spray for 26 weeks. A control group of 30 wo...
Postmenopausal women had better improvement in verbal learning and memory after receiving treatment with testosterone gel, compared with women who received sham treatment with a placebo, a new study found. Results were presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. ...
Postmenopausal women who have higher testosterone levels may be at greater risk of heart disease, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome compared to women with lower testosterone levels, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society'sJournal of Clinical Endocrinology ...
Testosterone for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women There is good evidence that adding testosterone to hormone therapy (HT) has a beneficial effect on sexual function in postmenopausal women. However, the combined therapy is associated with a higher incidence of hair growth and acne and a... W...
The Andro Project: physiological and hormonal influences of androstenedione supplementation in men 35 to 65 years old participating in a high-intensity res... Testosterone precursor supplementation does result in significant increases in estrogen-related compounds, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate concentrations,...