Jen Gunter Instagram – Lots of questions about testosterone lately and I am not sure why, but because of these I wrote a very detailed post for The Vajenda last week. I have included several slides summarizing the Global Consensus Statement on the Use of Testosterone for Women and a summary of the British Menopause Society recommendations. If the data is there to support testosterone for many reasons outside of low libido, why can’t any menopause of endocrine society find it? I also included a slide with the organizations that signed off on the statement. Here is the summary from my piece. Head to The Vajenda if you want the whole piece or the references: ✅ Testosterone levels gradually decrease throughout a woman’s lifetime. There is no sharp drop around menopause. 🤝The majority of testosterone is bound to carrier proteins, but we still don’t really understand what that means regarding testosterone’s impact on the body. 🏭Testosterone has a significant intracrinology, meaning it is also made inside cells, so testosterone levels really do not tell us the whole picture. ✅Checking testosterone for well-being or symptoms of menopause is unhelpful and a waste of your hard-earned money. ❓Testosterone levels don’t predict symptoms. 📊Current studies do not support the use of testosterone for ANY reason outside of treating libido. This includes muscle mass and protecting bone health. 📑Studies with primary ovarian insufficiency don’t show an added benefit from testosterone. 💪Improvement in muscle mass/strength likely only occurs when testosterone levels are much higher than normal.