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  2. As more women turn to testosterone, here's what to know ... - AOL

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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 ...

  3. More women seek testosterone therapy, prompted by ... - AOL

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    In the U.S., prescriptions for testosterone increased nearly 50% between 2013 and 2023, according to recent data from the health technology company IQVIA. ... “Women all over the whole world ...

  4. Here's Why Testosterone Is a Female Hormone, Too - AOL

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    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 ...

  5. Effects of hormones on sexual motivation - Wikipedia

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    [49] [28] High dosages of testosterone that result in supraphysiological levels of testosterone (> 50 ng/dL) significantly increase sexual desire in women, with levels of testosterone of 80 to 150 ng/dL "slightly" increasing sexual desire. [49] [28] Further higher dosages of testosterone may result in greater effects on sexual desire in women.

  6. Sex hormone-binding globulin - Wikipedia

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    Androgens bind at the C3 functional groups on the A ring, and estrogens bind via a hydroxyl attached to C17 on the D ring. The two different orientations change a loop over the entrance to the pocket and the position of trp84 (in humans). Thus the whole protein signals what hormone it carries on its own surface. [7]

  7. Dihydrotestosterone - Wikipedia

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    With immunoassay-based techniques, testosterone levels in premenopausal women have been found to be about 40 ng/dL (1.4 nmol/L) and DHT levels about 10 ng/dL (0.34 nmol/L). [5] [74] With radioimmunoassays, the ranges for testosterone and DHT levels in women have been found to be 20 to 70 ng/dL and 5 to 30 ng/dL, respectively. [74]

  8. Is Testosterone The Missing Piece Of The Menopause Puzzle? - AOL

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    This is a feature about the hormone therapy landscape in the UK, as told through our colleagues at Women's Health - UK.. Recently, the subject of using testosterone as another way of managing ...

  9. Testosterone (medication) - Wikipedia

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    Testosterone is a medication and naturally occurring steroid hormone. [9] It is used to treat male hypogonadism, gender dysphoria, and certain types of breast cancer. [9] [10] It may also be used to increase athletic ability in the form of doping. [9]