Testosterone for women: certainties and uncertainties

Abstract

The clinical effects of testosterone in women have expanded from the field of androgen excess to consideration of testosterone action and the consequences of depletion and replacement. This article is not a comprehensive review of the vast and increasing literature in this field. Rather, it summarizes some of what is known of testosterone in women that the author elected to highlight in a plenary lecture and is hopefully informative, but not to be considered conclusive.

摘要

雄激素对女性的临床影响已经从雄激素过剩领域扩展到考虑雄激素的作用以及耗竭和替代的后果。本文不是对该领域大量且不断增加的文献的全面回顾。相反, 它总结了作者在大会报告中选择强调的一些关于女性雄激素的知识, 希望能提供一些信息, 但不认为是结论性的。

Keywords:

• Testosterone
• androgen therapy
• hormone therapy

Potential conflict of interest

S.R.D. has been paid for developing and delivering educational presentations for Besins Healthcare, BioFemme, Biosyent and Abbott; has been on Advisory Boards for Astellas Pharma, Theramex, Mayne Pharma, Gedeon Richter and Roche Diagnostics; has been a consultant to Lawley Pharmaceuticals and Que Oncology; and has received has received institutional research funding from Que Oncology and Ovocabio.

Additional information

Funding

S.R.D. is an Australian NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow [Grant 1135843].