Myth 2: The Only Reason Women Need T is For Sex

Myth 2: The Only Reason Women Need T is For Sex

Sure, testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) in women often cranks up a once-flagging libido, but women have androgen receptors (AR) all over the place and not just in their brain and their reproductive parts. They’re found in the heart, breast, blood vessels, lung, spinal cord, bladder, peripheral nerves, bone, bone marrow, synovium (soft tissue that lines joint capsules), adipose tissue, muscle, and of course, the uterus, ovaries, and vaginal tissues.

Just as in men, the testosterone levels of women start to decline with age, bringing about anxiety, irritability, depression, physical fatigue, bone loss, muscle loss, insomnia, changes in cognition, memory loss, breast pain, urinary complaints, and yes, sexual dysfunction as well as sexual indifference.

Clearly, testosterone plays a big part in women’s health that goes way beyond just feeding the urge to put on some good “doing it” music when their partner comes home.