Testosterone Patch Increases Sexual Activity and Desire in Surgically Menopausal Women with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

2005471 citationsJournal Article

Authors

James A. Simon · Women's Health Initiative

Glenn D. Braunstein · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Lila E. Nachtigall · New York University

Wulf H. Utian · Rapid Medical Research

Molly Katz

Sam S. Miller

Arthur Waldbaum · Downtown Women's Health Care

Céline Bouchard

Abstract

In the Intimate SM 1 study, the testosterone patch improved sexual function and decreased distress in surgically menopausal women with HSDD and was well tolerated in this trial.

Topics & Keywords

Sexual function and dysfunction studies Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments Hormonal and reproductive studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Volume 90, Issue 9, pp. 5226-5233

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-1747

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