The continued debate on women using testosterone to boost their sex drive

Most people understand that male sexuality is related to testosterone. When a man is feeling a low sex drive testosterone levels is one of the first tests that a doctor may run or even prescribe testosterone replacement. This of course is not the same when a woman expresses loss of sexual drive and in fact it is common knowledge that almost all doctors will not even mention that a woman could be low in testosterone levels and this is why she is not feeling any desire. Many women experience feelings of loss of sexual desire shortly before, during or after menopause. Too often these women are given only estrogen and progesterone but not testosterone therapy. When they continue to experience these feelings of diminished sexuality, women are sometimes usually advised to seek out psychological help. This is not to say that psychological help or more so help from a sexologist would not be a more appropriate solution, actually both may help. Woman as we know are more emotionally tied into the feelings of desire, meaning that they need to have desire and then arousal. The boost in testosterone for a woman could very well trigger the feelings of desire or as they would say for a man sexual urges. The added testosterone is all a woman may need to get the urge of sexual desire back. Even though the female body produces only one-tenth of the amount of testosterone that a males body does, that one-tenth has a tremendous impact on a woman's desire to want to have sex.

There are other ways that a woman can promote desire without the use of testosterone, but if she is indeed not getting the level of testosterone that her body does require, then it is going to be all that more difficult for her to get her engines going.

This is why hormone replacement therapy with only estrogen and progesterone that most doctors recommend is not sufficient in some cases (though they are very important as well). Estrogen does have a small role, in that it aids in the production of vaginal lubricants, which decrease after menopause. However, the sex drive itself is almost entirely fueled by testosterone. Any woman who is hoping to regain her sense of being a sexy and vibrant woman should seek out a hormone specialist who understands the role of testosterone on female sexuality. Along with the added benefits of the testosterone, a woman in her fifties can once again have the benefit of desire back in her life.

The one negative aspect about testosterone without the help from a sexologist along with a hormone doctor, is that many times when the desire does hit a woman she still may not be quite sure how to channel the sexual desire into her relationship and may still have problems with orgasm. For women that are younger and testosterone replacement is the not the problem for lack of desire and they emotionally have lost their sexual desire, then going to see a professional sexologist would be the best solution.