TY - JOUR ID - 166629 TI - Review of the Literature on Different Aspects of Testosterone Therapy for Women JO - Journal of Iranian Medical Council JA - JIMC LA - en SN - 2645-338X AU - Abedi, Amir Reza AU - Allameh, Farzad AU - Hosseini, Sedighe AU - Ghahestani, Seyed Mohammad AU - Tadayon, Niki AD - Department of Urology, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AD - Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AD - Department of Infertility and IVF, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AD - Pediatric Urology Ward, Children Medical Center Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AD - Department of Surgery, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2023 PY - 2023 VL - 6 IS - 1 SP - 38 EP - 44 KW - androgens KW - Health KW - Hormones KW - testosterone KW - Women  DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/jimc.v6i1.11840 N2 - Testosterone is necessary for general well- being, mental and physical health. Testosterone level decreases with age. Women also benefit from testosterone therapy. Testosterone therapy improves mood, mental and physical health. Testosterone therapy mitigates risk of cardiovascular event and improves measures of body habitus and can be considered as an adjuvant therapy for weigh loss. Pre-treatment with testosterone seems promising to improve the success of In-vitro Fertilization (IVF) in patients with ovarian failure. Transdermal testosterone use by postmenopausal woman does not influence mammographic density leading to probable misdiagnoses. The only evidence-based indication for testosterone therapy for women is for the treatment of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD). No female testosterone product has been approved by national regulatory authority due to the lack of data concerning efficacy and safety of these preparations in women. UR - http://www.jimc.ir/article_166629.html L1 - http://www.jimc.ir/article_166629_04311e066bba2a339f9fb478bcc0921f.pdf ER -