Could testosterone be a useful treatment for menopause?
The world may be getting over the idea that men are from Mars and women from Venus, but public perception still holds that testosterone is the male hormone, and estrogen, the female. That can make the following fact a little puzzling: There is more testosterone than estrogen in a premenopausal woman’s body.
Testosterone levels decrease with time and reach especially low values after menopause, which can lead to loss of bone density, lower energy, and depression. Some doctors prescribe testosterone as a potential source of relief for such symptoms, though there isn’t a testosterone product approved by the Food and Drug Administration for female use.
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