Review of the Literature on Different Aspects of Testosterone Therapy for Women

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Abedi AR¹ ; Allameh F² ; Hosseini S³ ; Ghahestani SM⁴ ; Tadayon N⁵

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1. Department of Urology, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3. Department of Infertility and IVF, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4. Pediatric Urology Ward, Children Medical Center Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5. Department of Surgery, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Iranian Medical Council Published:2023

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Background: Testosterone is necessary for general well- being, mental and physical health. Testosterone level decreases with age. Women also benefit from testosterone therapy. Testosterone therapy improves mood, mental and physical health. Testosterone therapy mitigates risk of cardiovascular event and improves measures of body habitus and can be considered as an adjuvant therapy for weigh loss. Pre-treatment with testosterone seems promising to improve the success of In-vitro Fertilization (IVF) in patients with ovarian failure. Transdermal testosterone use by postmenopausal woman does not influence mammographic density leading to probable misdiagnoses. The only evidence-based indication for testosterone therapy for women is for the treatment of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD). No female testosterone product has been approved by national regulatory authority due to the lack of data concerning efficacy and safety of these preparations in women. Copyright © 2023, Journal of Iranian Medical Council. All rights reserved. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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MLA	Abedi AR, et al.. "Review of the Literature on Different Aspects of Testosterone Therapy for Women." Journal of Iranian Medical Council, vol. 6, no. 1, 2023, pp. 38-44.
APA	Abedi AR, Allameh F, Hosseini S, Ghahestani SM, Tadayon N (2023). Review of the Literature on Different Aspects of Testosterone Therapy for Women. Journal of Iranian Medical Council, 6(1), 38-44.
Chicago	Abedi AR, Allameh F, Hosseini S, Ghahestani SM, Tadayon N. "Review of the Literature on Different Aspects of Testosterone Therapy for Women." Journal of Iranian Medical Council 6, no. 1 (2023): 38-44.
Harvard	Abedi AR et al. (2023) 'Review of the Literature on Different Aspects of Testosterone Therapy for Women', Journal of Iranian Medical Council, 6(1), pp. 38-44.
Vancouver	Abedi AR, Allameh F, Hosseini S, Ghahestani SM, Tadayon N. Review of the Literature on Different Aspects of Testosterone Therapy for Women. Journal of Iranian Medical Council. 2023;6(1):38-44.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Abedi AR and Allameh F and Hosseini S and Ghahestani SM and Tadayon N}, title = {Review of the Literature on Different Aspects of Testosterone Therapy for Women}, journal = {Journal of Iranian Medical Council}, volume = {6}, number = {1}, pages = {38-44}, year = {2023} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Abedi AR AU - Allameh F AU - Hosseini S AU - Ghahestani SM AU - Tadayon N TI - Review of the Literature on Different Aspects of Testosterone Therapy for Women JO - Journal of Iranian Medical Council VL - 6 IS - 1 SP - 38 EP - 44 PY - 2023 ER -

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