Testosterone Deficiency in Women
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Testosterone is not only for men!
Yes, you heard me, testosterone. The same hormone that builds your muscle, improves your workouts, makes you develop a beard, and helps you lose body fat is important for your girlfriend, too! No, I’m not talking about some freaky guys here; ALL guys need their girlfriends to have adequate testosterone levels.
“Why?”, you ask. Because testosterone is just as important to a woman’s sexual desire and enjoyment as it is to yours. Testosterone increases a woman’s sex drive, and enhances nipple and clitoral sensitivity, and she doesn’t have to grow a beard to get the effect. Women need much less, often only 1/100th of the amount a man needs, to optimize her testosterone levels and gain the above benefits as well as increasing her muscle strength, decreasing body fat and cellulite, and increasing her sense of well being.
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testosterone UPS and DOWNS
Due to PCOS, I have more than enough testosterone. Not enough to grow facial hair, but enough that it has hampered my fertility and my weight loss efforts. I have a tendency to "bulk up" when I strength train. The UP side: I've always had a nice, high libido!
Oddly enough, years ago, an endo stated that my labs showed a deficiency in testosterone. For a short time, I used a topical testosterone cream that I got from a compounding pharmacy. It was applied to the inner thigh at night, before bedtime ( night time is a time when we produce testosterone). I don't use it anymore.
I never know women needed
I never know women needed testosterone. Does this mean that women who grow a slight line of facial hair under the lips, are more sexually inclined because of more testosterone?
well doc...
my levels must be way on up there!
this is a great article!
Lots of people don't realize the importance of testosterone levels in women.
thanks for the input!
Hugs,
Teri