Menopause and HRT - Dr Heather Currie MBE Ep 52
Henpicked Menopause Podcast
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Can I Take Testosterone if I Can't Take Other Types of HRT?
The best we can expect it to do is help with one extra satisfying sexual episode per month. If you're having no satisfying sexual episodes per month, then that's actually a big improvement. And when we do add in testosterone, it's not a larger cancer. There are lots of other factors including vaginal dryness and discomfort which can affect your libido. The women who often benefit from taking testosterone are those who have had a surgical menopause or an early ovarian insufficiency. It should be recommended to take at least the upper age of menopause until the mid-to-upper 50s. But if you're having your periods during the early stages of HRT - even
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