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Article: LAGGING LIBIDO.(Home Front)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- December 13, 1998
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Byline: Dr. Bradley Hurst
Testosterone ``replacement'' is the latest and biggest trend for women after menopause. Testosterone may awaken a sleeping libido, and help women run faster, jump higher, and perform amazing physical feats. But before kicking in the door to your doctor's office and demanding a prescription, you should know some things.
Testosterone is normally thought of as a ``male'' hormone. But small amounts of testosterone are also made in a woman's ovaries and adrenal glands. Some speculate that the body produces high testosterone levels before ovulation to enhance a woman's libido during her most fertile time, although there isn't much ...