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Formulations and Use of Androgens in Women
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The physiology of normal androgen production in women has been poorly understood. Defining an androgen insufficiency state in women, in the absence of adrenal suppression and/or bilateral oophorectomy, has been difficult. Nevertheless, beneficial effects of androgen on many organ systems, including bone and the brain, are well documented. This review discusses the definition of androgen insufficiency, anticipated effects of androgen treatment on several factors of health, and treatment option...
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New statement defines androgen insufficiency. (Provides Management Algorithm).
OB GYN News
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Off-label androgen therapy for women.(Editorial)
Internal Medicine News
; Although male sexual dysfunction has grabbed the lion's share of the headlines and punch lines, it is important that women also receive optimal care for this condition. A landmark 1999 study showed that about 43% of American women aged 18-59 years had some form of sexual dysfunction. Between 22%
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Off-label androgen therapy for women.(treating female sexual dysfunction)
Family Practice News
; Although male sexual dysfunction has grabbed the lion's share of the headlines and punch lines, it is important that women also receive optimal care for this condition. A landmark study in 1999 indicated that about 43% of American women aged 18-59 years have some form of sexual dysfunction. Between
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Women at impasse in sporting world
Chicago Sun-Times
; Women's sports are fading from view in this country. So what are we going to do about it? When is the last time a women's sporting event packed a stadium by itself, or was prime-time televised or nationally publicized, without being in conjunction with a men's event that was running simultaneously?
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India: Women of UP, Unite!
Women's Feature Service
; Lucknow, (Women's Feature Service) - Political skirmishes, 'padyatra's (walkathons), Hinduvta versus secularism, and promises of a Utopian state, it's election time in Uttar Pradesh (UP) - the country's most populous state. With a population of 170 million and with 403 Legislative Assembly seats up
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