In case you haven’t been keeping up to date with your hormone news, allow me to fill you in. Last month, a testosterone cream (AndroFeme) – formulated especially for women – was approved by UK regulator the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Until now, women in perimenopause or menopause could only access AndroFeme through a private clinic with a special MHRA licence.

The only other way to access a bit of T was to have it prescribed “off label” (meaning that because in the UK testosterone is not currently licensed for use by women, a doctor prescribes testosterone cream or gel that is licensed for men). This is how women have been accessing it on the NHS, where testosterone is only currently prescribed by a specialist doctor to treat low libido in perimenopa

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