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Testosterone is an essential hormone for both men and women, playing an important role in muscle growth and cognitive function. Low levels of the hormone can lead to changes in mood, cognition and ...
When prescribed by a doctor and carefully monitored, testosterone is relatively safe for women and side effects are rare, experts said. When men start testosterone therapy, it is typically given ...
Research on women and testosterone has been limited, but as more is done, experts are seeing that the hormone affects the female sex drive, just as it does the male. It also plays an essential ...
Hyperandrogenism, especially high levels of testosterone, can cause serious adverse effects if left untreated. High testosterone levels are associated with other health conditions such as obesity, hypertension, amenorrhea (cessation of menstrual cycles), and ovulatory dysfunction, which can lead to infertility.
Fortunately, the effects of obesity on male fertility can be reversed, with either weight loss or testosterone therapy. [ 33 ] Losing weight has been shown to yield numerous beneficial results; doing so can alter misaligned BMI statuses, and can correct metabolic disturbances associated with increased weight, ultimately decreasing the amount of ...
[2] [27] In addition, while a 60 mg dose has no effect on testosterone levels in men, this dose does measurably increase testosterone levels in prepubertal boys and women. [27] The oral bioavailability of testosterone in young women after a single 25 mg dose was found to be 3.6 ± 2.5%. [29]
‘Testosterone might not be the right treatment option for every woman, but women are, at present, being denied the basic opportunity to discuss it with a healthcare professional,’ says Dr Newson.
Similarly, a study showed testosterone did not increase in young men, women, and pubescent boys unaccustomed to weight training when corrected for plasma volume. [30] Extreme intensity of strength training may trigger the stress response, resulting in lower testosterone levels, [31] an effect accentuated by energy deprivation. [32]