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Dr Katie Barber helps us get to grips with testosterone dos and don’ts

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This time we go all in on testosterone with Dr Katie Barber.

Katie is the Clinical Lead for the NHS Community Gynaecology Service in Oxfordshire where she continues to work as a Women’s Health GP and Menopause Specialist alongside her work as Clinical Director of Oxford Menopause. She’s also part of the British Menopause Society Advisory Council.

 

We do a deep dive on everything you might want to know about testosterone including: 

  • what being prescribed ‘off license’ actually means
  • why there are no products here in the UK designed for use by women and whether that is that likely to change
  • why testosterone is only licensed to treat low libido
  • why doctors don’t prescribe testosterone on its own without systemic HRT
  • the three products available here in the UK on the NHS
  • why low libido is a multifactorial issue and why that is important
  • what blood tests and checks are routinely carried out before and after prescribing
  • future research planned to look at testosterone use for other symptoms
  • what to do if your GP is reluctant to prescribe testosterone 

    • You can find Katie at https://www.oxfordmenopause.com/ and on Instagram @oxfordmenopause 

     

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