• Cleve Clin J Med · Jan 2021

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    Prescribing testosterone and DHEA: The role of androgens in women.

    • Taryn Smith and Pelin Batur.
    • Section of Women's Health, Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
    • Cleve Clin J Med. 2021 Jan 1; 88 (1): 35-43.

    AbstractIn women, the androgens testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) play important physiologic roles in reproductive tissues, mood, cognition, the breast, bone, muscle, vasculature, and other systems. This article reviews the effects of androgens in women, as well as the indications and best-practice recommendations for the use of androgen therapy.Copyright © 2021 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

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