Androgen insufficiency in women

Growth Hormone & IGF Research : Official Journal of the Growth Hormone Research Society and the International IGF Research Society
Glenn Braunstein

Abstract

Androgens are directly secreted by the ovaries and adrenals in women, and androgen precursors from these glands are converted in a variety of peripheral tissues into androgens. The major androgen in women is testosterone, and its action in target tissues can be mediated through the androgen receptor or through the estrogen receptor after aromatization to estradiol. Low sexual desire that causes personal distress (or hypoactive sexual desire disorder [HSDD]) is the most common form of female sexual dysfunction, and androgen insufficiency is one cause of this problem. In addition to a low libido, the clinical construct of the female androgen insufficiency syndrome includes the presence of persistent, unexplained fatigue and a decreased sense of well-being. Although there is conflicting information about the relationship between serum testosterone concentrations and sexual desire, multiple randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment trials have demonstrated that testosterone improves libido significantly more than placebo. Doses that provide physiologic to slightly supraphysiologic serum free or bioavailable testosterone concentrations are safe and associated with only mild androgenic side effects of acne and hirsutism....Continue Reading

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