Great. Pumping yourself full of an exogenous hormone that 100% has side effects - even EPO is much safer. What could go wrong!
While I'm kind of stunned the NY Times would write an article without talking more about side effects and talking so much about benefits expressed via gossip, I'm wondering how bad it would be for a women to take.
I mean I assume these women still have way lower levels than men and we live our whole lives with it. Yes maybe that explains our lower life expectancy but if the absolute level is lower than a man's normal level - how bad could it be? Or is there some way that it would be worse for a woman than man even though the absolute level of T is lower than men's.
The clit gets larger and women are prone to grow more facial hair. That’s one side effect but not a huge deal.
While I'm kind of stunned the NY Times would write an article without talking more about side effects and talking so much about benefits expressed via gossip, I'm wondering how bad it would be for a women to take.
I mean I assume these women still have way lower levels than men and we live our whole lives with it. Yes maybe that explains our lower life expectancy but if the absolute level is lower than a man's normal level - how bad could it be? Or is there some way that it would be worse for a woman than man even though the absolute level of T is lower than men's.
Right. Because there is no difference in the bodies of men and women and both react exactly the same to hormones, synthetic or natural. Or at least that’s what I’ve been told…
It's all about the DOSAGE. Testosterone is relatively safe and much safer than being sad, depressed and low energy forces the rest of your life
The dosage is key and finding the right doctor. Peter Attia has done podcasts on this subject. My wife is 55 and has been doing it for the past 4 years. Basically brings levels back up to more normal range. No side effects to this date and she has much less menopausal symptoms than other women. Sex not happening six times a week but two to three which is more than most in the mid 50's.
Weeding through the clickbait and soccer mom gossip, here's the real story:
"For men experiencing the effects of low testosterone — low libido, low energy, loss of muscle mass — the F.D.A. has approved more than 30 products since the 1950s; and yet, to this day, there is no F.D.A.-approved testosterone cream, patch, pill or shot for women, even though their testosterone levels fall far more precipitously than men’s as they age."
"How testosterone functions in women is not as well understood, but over the past several decades, a number of large trials of products — patches, creams and gels — have shown that standard-dose testosterone improved women’s desire, arousal, sexual responsiveness and even self-image. Yet when the F.D.A. had the opportunity to approve one of those products in 2004 — a patch created by Procter & Gamble that raised the number of satisfying sexual encounters women reported by an average of one per month — it declined to do so, concluding that the uptick was not enough in the absence of longer-term safety studies (something the agency had not required for men)."
My wife started testosterone after 4th kid when she was 33. 43 now and we have had sex 400-500 times a year every year since. have not seen any adverse effects. Adverse effect is that I go to the gym more to make sure she is kept happy
My wife started testosterone after 4th kid when she was 33. 43 now and we have had sex 400-500 times a year every year since. have not seen any adverse effects. Adverse effect is that I go to the gym more to make sure she is kept happy