TY - JOUR T1 - Prescribing testosterone and DHEA: The role of androgens in women JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 35 LP - 43 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.88a.20030 VL - 88 IS - 1 AU - Taryn Smith AU - Pelin Batur Y1 - 2021/01/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/88/1/35.abstract N2 - 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. ER -