Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
References for this paper are not available at this time. We will be adding them shortly, thank you for your patience.
June 2013 No. 280 Founded in 1966 by Professor D M Davies, FRCP, FRCP Ed ISSN 0044–6394 the age of women, the methodology used Safety of testosterone therapy 2,3 and the criteria used to define HSDD. However, HSDD appears to be common indicated for hypoactive sexual desire 2,3 in many countries. Androgens are synthesized in the adrenal disorder in postmenopausal women glands and ovaries in women. Whereas all androgens are produced by the adrenal Vicki Osborne glands, the ovaries only produce dehydroe- Drug Safety Research Unit, Bursledon Hall, Southampton, UK piandrosterone (DHEA), androstenedione Correspondence to Ms Vicki Osborne, MSc, Drug Safety Research Unit, Bursledon Hall, and testosterone. They act throughout the Blundell Lane, Southampton SO31 1AA, UK. body on androgen receptors and are also E-mail: vicki.osborne@dsru.org precursor hormones for synthesis of oestro- gen, which occurs in the ovaries and extra- gonadal tissues. In women, testosterone is the main circulating androgen and can be Summary found circulating free (1–2%) or bound to Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) is a common sexual disorder in sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG; 5,6 postmenopausal women. Testosterone therapy is a possible option for 66%) and albumin. Approximately, 25% of circulating testosterone is directly treatment of HSDD
Adverse Drug Reaction Bulletin – Wolters Kluwer Health
Published: Jun 1, 2013
Read and print from thousands of top scholarly journals.
Already have an account? Log in
Bookmark this article. You can see your Bookmarks on your DeepDyve Library.
To save an article, log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one.
Copy and paste the desired citation format or use the link below to download a file formatted for EndNote
Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
All DeepDyve websites use cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this website. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.