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Article: Testosterone patch improves sex life for women after menopause, study shows
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- AP Worldstream
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- October 19, 2004
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MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Medical Writer
AP Worldstream
10-19-2004
Dateline: PHILADELPHIA
Menopausal women had more sex and were happier about it when using an experimental hormone patch hailed by some as a possible female equivalent of Viagra, doctors reported Tuesday.
Women on the testosterone patch had sex about four times more than they usually did in two months compared to only one additional session for women given a fake patch containing no hormone, a study found.
Those who got real patches also reported more arousal, pleasure and orgasms, and had better self-images.
"We found an increase in activity, an increase in desire and a decrease in distress," said Dr. Robin Kroll, a Seattle ...