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Can testosterone help treat sexual desire in women?

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Yes: Testosterone drives libido in both men and women.

Dr Brown and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 5/17/2018

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Dr. DeWayde Perry answered

Specializes in Integrative Medicine

Definitely : When a woman who has low sexual desire is found to have low testosterone levels, restoring her testosterone to healthy levels can certainly increase sexual desire. The same can occur if DHEA is low and that hormone is replaced to a healthy level.

Dr Chinn and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/24/2016

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