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Article: Study: Testosterone patch improves sexual desire in surgically menopausal women.
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- Drug Week
- Article date:
- July 16, 2004
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2004 JUL 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data released from a second, large-scale, phase III, safety and efficacy study showed that treatment with Intrinsa, an investigational female testosterone patch, significantly increased satisfying sexual activity and sexual desire in menopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) who previously had both ovaries removed.
HSDD is defined as a lack of sexual desire that causes a woman personal distress. The preliminary findings of the study were presented at ENDO 2004, the 86th annual meeting of The Endocrine Society.
"These impressive study results add to the strong foundation of evidence around ...