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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: bmcws on 27/08/2007 15:16:09

Title: Does oral testosterone therapy affect female mood?
Post by: bmcws on 27/08/2007 15:16:09

I was wondering if anyone knew of studies of improvement in 'mood' when taking some oral testosterone therapy. Specifically, what are the range dosages involved?

There is some literature on transdermal and implants therapy: what would the equivalent oral dose be?

Title: Re: Does oral testosterone therapy affect female mood?
Post by: JimBob on 29/08/2007 00:07:50

I haven't a clue but don't give up, we have a few physicians who post here at times and THE original Naked Scientist responsible for this mess is also a physician.

WELCOME !!!!!!

Title: Re: Does oral testosterone therapy affect female mood?
Post by: Bored chemist on 29/08/2007 20:34:27

I seem to remember that oral testosterone doesn't work well because it's destroyed in the gut. If that's right then the dose would be huge and depend on what you had been eating. Not a good way to do things.

Title: Re: Does oral testosterone therapy affect female mood?
Post by: AlaskaAngel on 11/05/2008 22:23:40

Not sure what the equivalent would be. Sublingual testosterone is available that is processed through the lymphatic system and the result is quite different. Also, oral testosterone may be better absorbed with food than without.

AlaskaAngel

Title: Does oral testosterone therapy affect female mood?
Post by: mar4ela on 20/11/2008 20:38:59

Quote from: Bored chemist on 29/08/2007 20:34:27

I seem to remember that oral testosterone (http://www.creativedrugs.com/buy_testosterone.htm) doesn't work well because it's destroyed in the gut. If that's right then the dose would be huge and depend on what you had been eating. Not a good way to do things.

Agree with you Bored chemist. My doctor said same thing to me...

Title: Does oral testosterone therapy affect female mood?
Post by: RD on 21/11/2008 19:57:48

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Experimental raising or lowering of testosterone level affects mood in normal men and women
Social Behavior and Personality,  2002  by Dabbs, James M Jr,  Karpas, Anthony E,  Dyomina, Natalia,  Juechter, Jennifer,  Roberts, Amanda

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3852/is_/ai_n9035314