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Smith is part of a growing trend of women taking testosterone, and sharing it on social media, with the hashtags #testosteroneforwomen and #womentakingtestosterone contributing millions of views ...
All healthcare providers should understand the data on women and testosterone (all hormones, TBH), including the benefits to bone health, mood, sexual function, and healthy metabolism. Research.
Because patients are often prescribed testosterone gels, pellets or pills through med-spas and telemedicine, there could be even more women taking the hormone than realized, Dunsmoor-Su said.
Testosterone propionate, sold under the brand name Testoviron among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is used mainly in the treatment of low testosterone levels in men. [4] [1] [5] It has also been used to treat breast cancer in women. [6] It is given by injection into muscle usually once every two to three days ...
The IAAF rules excluded athletes from competing in the specified events, unless they reduced their testosterone below 5 nmol/L, a lower level of testosterone than previously, suggested to be a more realistic limit for testosterone for women without DSDs. [23] The regulations were published 23 April 2018, to be effective from 1 November 2018.
Testosterone can be taken by a variety of different routes of administration. [2] [3] These include oral, buccal, sublingual, intranasal, transdermal (gels, creams, patches, solutions), vaginal (creams, gels, suppositories), rectal (suppositories), by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection (in oil solutions or aqueous suspensions), and as a subcutaneous implant.
Conversely, “with too much testosterone, women often have acne, too much hair on the body, hair loss on the head, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, skipped cycles, or problems ...
Women in the U.S. are prescribed testosterone off-label with medical supervision, according to Healthline, while women in England and Australia take it to assist with perimenopause and menopause ...