Many physicians are reluctant to prescribe testosterone to women of childbearing age, because there are serious birth defects associated with taking testosterone. If your doctor objects on these grounds, or if you plan to have a child in the near future, there is a special kind of testosterone for premenopausal women.
Sublingual testosterone is placed under the tongue a few hours before sex. It temporarily increases testosterone levels. There is a much lower risk of unwanted side-effects such as increased facial hair, deepened voice, and agression, associated with taking sublingual testosterone. However, it does have two disadvantages:
You have to plan ahead several hours before you have sex.
You will not have the benefits of increased testosterone
except a few hours after using the product.
A recent Dutch study confirms the benefits of sublingual testosterone. Peri-menopausal and post-menopausal women can take sublingual testosterone as well, if it seems the best course of action for them.
All these products are available only from compounding pharmacies because it is not legal to patent natural human hormones. Therefore, drug companies cannot profit from manufacturing it.
The book, "Natural Hormone Balance for Women" by Uzzi Reiss, an OB/GYN, is highly recommended by the_siren.
All information on this page was collected from the Women's Sexual Health forum on the Network for Excellenct in Women's Sexual Health--NEWSHE-- web site. Special thanks to the_siren, who shared most of the information on this page with myself and other NEWSHE users.
