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Amber Keefer has more than 25 years of experience working in the fields of human services and health care administration. Writing professionally since 1997, she has written articles covering business and finance, health, fitness, parenting and senior living issues for both print and online publications. Keefer holds a B.A. from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. in health care management from Baker College.

Testosterone is a steroid hormone produced in the ovaries and adrenal glands in women. Although typically associated with being a male hormone, a decline in testosterone levels can affect women as well. Of major concern among health care profefessionals is that most current therapy treatments release levels of the hormone well above those considered to be appropriate for women. While there have been a number of studies examining the effects of testosterone therapy in men, as yet, there are no long-term studies on the safety of testosterone replacement therapy for women.

Typically, women are not thought of when considering the problem of low testosterone. But when women suffer from low testosterone production in...

Testosterone Replacement Therapy for Women. Testosterone is a steroid hormone produced in the ovaries and adrenal glands in women.

Low testosterone levels affect women as well as men. Women may experience loss of sex drive, weaker orgasms, lethargy, loss of energy...

Low testosterone levels may be a natural result of aging in men and women or an indication of a medical condition. Treatment...

Testosterone Replacement Therapy for Women. Testosterone is a steroid hormone produced in the ovaries and adrenal glands in women.

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