NHS testosterone prescribing in women rises ten-foldin seven years

摘要

The number of women in England prescribed testosterone gel on the NHS has increasedby around ten-fold since November 2015, when guidelines first recommended thetreatment for low sexual desire, data analysis by The Pharmaceutical Journal hasrevealed. The NHS data, obtained through a freedom of information request, revealed that 4,675women aged 50 years and over obtained testosterone gel using an NHS prescription inNovember 2022, a sharp increase from 429 women in November 2015.