Women going through the menopause could soon be treated with testosterone patches!

Testosterone can be used to treat low libido in menopausal women – but currently the only treatments are ones licensed for men. In a world-first, a new patch being developed by UK researchers could change that, with researchers saying the potential to improve women’s lives and sex drives is ‘huge’.

Since 2015, guidelines have recommended doctors consider testosterone supplementation for menopausal women with low sexual desire if HRT alone is not effective.

Testosterone is an essential hormone for women and its production drops heavily after menopause.

Oestrogen and progesterone hormone replacement therapy (HRT) patches – which stick to the skin to deliver medications – are available, but no testosterone patch.

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