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Why are women turning to testosterone?

Why are women turning to testosterone?

Science Weekly vor 8 Monaten

Just like men, women are increasingly being told by online influencers, that the classic symptoms of middle age could actually be down to low testosterone. In the second part of this miniseries exploring the hormone, Madeleine Finlay finds out what testos

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Just like men, women are increasingly being told by online
influencers that the classic symptoms of middle age could be down
to low testosterone. In the second part of this miniseries
exploring the hormone, Madeleine Finlay finds out what testosterone
supplementation is doing for women. She hears from science
journalist Linda Geddes, who is taking testosterone for low libido,
and from prof Susan Davis, a consultant endocrinologist and head of
the Monash University Women’s Health Research Programme. Susan
explains what the evidence really shows about the benefits and
risks of women taking testosterone. Help support our independent
journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod