Why are women turning to testosterone? – podcast | Women’s health

Just like men, online influencers are increasingly telling women that classic symptoms of middle age could be due to low testosterone. In the second part of this mini-series exploring the hormone, Madeleine Finlay discovers the effects of testosterone supplementation on women. She hears from science journalist Linda Geddes, who takes testosterone to reduce her libido, and Professor Susan Davis, a consultant endocrinologist and head of the women’s health research program at Monash University. Susan explains what the evidence really shows about the benefits and risks of women taking testosterone.