ABSTRACT
In women, the androgens testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) play important physiologic roles in reproductive tissues, mood, cognition, the breast, bone, muscle, vasculature, and other systems. This article reviews the effects of androgens in women, as well as the indications and best-practice recommendations for the use of androgen therapy.
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- Taryn Smith, MD, NCMP
- Pelin Batur, MD, FACP, NCMP⇑
- Department of Subspecialty Women’s Health, Ob/Gyn & Women’s Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic; Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Deputy Editor, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
- Address:
Pelin Batur, MD, Subspecialty Care for Women’s health, A81, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; baturp{at}ccf.org
ABSTRACT
In women, the androgens testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) play important physiologic roles in reproductive tissues, mood, cognition, the breast, bone, muscle, vasculature, and other systems. This article reviews the effects of androgens in women, as well as the indications and best-practice recommendations for the use of androgen therapy.
- Copyright © 2021 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
