Secondary exposure to testosterone from patients receiving replacement therapy with transdermal testosterone gels

摘要

The potential for unintended transfer of testosterone to others from adult men receiving transdermal testosterone gel treatment for hypogonadism is a recognized safety concern, due to the undesirable pharmacologic effects of testosterone in women and children1,2. The following three papers present the results from five phase 1 studies that investigated the transfer of testosterone to adult women from male partners who applied a 1.62% testosterone gel (AndroGel 1.62%, Abbott)3–5. Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/full/10.1185/03007995.2011.652255