Testosterone patch may kick start sex drive in women
source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/11/06/healthmag.testosterone.patch.sex/index.html
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Postmenopausal women who have lost interest in sex may be able to bring their libidos back to life with a testosterone patch, according to new research published this week in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Even though results were modest, one expert called them meaningful.
However, the use of the male hormone to boost sex drive in women may not be risk-free. Out of the 814 women in the study, four women who were taking testosterone developed breast cancer, but none of the women on placebo did. It's not clear whether this was a statistical blip or a warning sign that excess testosterone could cause or spur the growth of a malignancy. Some women also reported excess hair growth, although none stopped using the hormone for this reason.
Susan R. Davis, M.D., Ph.D., of Monash University in Australia, and colleagues in the United States, Canada, and Sweden, evaluated two different doses of testosterone delivered by Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals' Intrinsa patch. In 2004, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel gave Intrinsa the thumbs down and called for larger, longer studies to ensure that the medication was safe, in addition to proving that it actually helped women's sex lives.
Even though results were modest, one expert called them meaningful.
However, the use of the male hormone to boost sex drive in women may not be risk-free. Out of the 814 women in the study, four women who were taking testosterone developed breast cancer, but none of the women on placebo did. It's not clear whether this was a statistical blip or a warning sign that excess testosterone could cause or spur the growth of a malignancy. Some women also reported excess hair growth, although none stopped using the hormone for this reason.
Susan R. Davis, M.D., Ph.D., of Monash University in Australia, and colleagues in the United States, Canada, and Sweden, evaluated two different doses of testosterone delivered by Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals' Intrinsa patch. In 2004, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel gave Intrinsa the thumbs down and called for larger, longer studies to ensure that the medication was safe, in addition to proving that it actually helped women's sex lives.
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VegaNerDiva
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Does it make your voice deeper? Chix probably get more muscle from using this.
I'm sure that diet plays a big role in sex drive but preventive medicine isn't gonna win over any one from big pharma.
While the men get to have all their fun with Viagra, I guess it's kinda cool that older ladies get a shot at being wild as well.
On another note FUCK Procter & Gamble for all their animal testing practices!
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VegaNerDiva
