Why would a woman need to use testosterone cream?

Question

My testosterone is low. The doctor prescribed a cream that I rub on my wrist every morning. What are the side effects of this? What are the benefits?

Answer 1

Increased sex drive and more energy.

Answer 2

"Bioidentical" hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) is the exogenous (external) use of supplemental doses of synthetic sex steroid hormones in the same chemical structure that they exist in the human body. This is a modification of conventional hormone replacement therapy. Conventional hormone replacement therapy often involves the use of synthetic hormones which have been modified so that their chemical structure is not the same as endogenous human hormones (hormones the body naturally makes). For example, a molecule is added to synthetic progesterone to make medroxy progesterone acetate, which makes this form of synthetic progesterone more bioavailable.

The term "bioidentical" is used by some marketers because the administered hormones are chemically synthesized and identical to the endogenous hormones of the human body: estradiol, progesterone, estriol (another natural estrogen), and testosterone are the most common. Whether these exogenous, synthetic hormones are safer or more or less effective than synthetic hormones which are not replicas of endogenous hormones has not been proven. All synthetic progesterone is considered a suspected human carcinogen. [1]

The sex steroid hormones can be administered orally, but when administered in this way most of the hormone is destroyed by the liver soon after entering the body. Particularly for progesterone, the resulting metabolic by-products can cause unwanted side-effects. In the case of estrogens, oral administration can alter the production of clotting factors by the liver, increasing the risk of dangerous strokes. For these reasons, topical administration of sex steroid hormones is increasingly popular. [citation needed] Some hormones have been made available as manufactured transdermal patches, particularly estradiol. Progesterone and estriol are mostly available in the form of topically applied creams made by a trained pharmacist from a compounding pharmacy.

Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy has received increasing attention since the termination of the Women's Health Initiative hormone replacement therapy clinical trials

Answer 3

I know a woman is supposed to have a small amount,but I can't see how low testosterone would affect you. I'm looking forward to the answers.

Answer 4

Your supporting muscles in your wrist will benefit by maintaining the muscle skeleton you naturally have. You won't bulk up, get facial hair or develop a deep voice.

Answer 5

YEAH YOU WILL GROW HAIR ON YOUR FACE AND BACK NA JUST KIDDING THERE IS ABSOULTY NO SIDE EFFECTS DO TO THE FACT THAT YOUR NOT TAKING TO MUCH A LITTLE DOSE WONT HURT

Answer 6

hairy wrists?