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Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
Testosterone patch treats low sexual desire in surgically menopausal women
June 22nd, 2005
A 300 mcg/d testosterone patch safely and effectively treated low sexual desire in a study of surgically menopausal women also receiving estrogen therapy. "Five hundred thirty-three women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder who had undergone previous hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy were enrolled in a 24-week, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Patients were randomly assigned to receive placebo or the testosterone patch twice weekly," reported J.E. Buster and colleagues, Baylor College of Medicine. "The primary efficacy endpoint was change from baseline at week 24 in the frequency of total satisfying sexual activity,...
Source: Physician Law Weekly (2005-06-22)
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