Sarah Glynne, Aini Kamal, Ahmed M Kamel, Dan Reisel, Louise Newson
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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of testosterone therapy on mood and cognitive symptoms in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study undertaken in a UK specialist menopause clinic. 510 women using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with persistent low libido, cognitive and negative mood symptoms were treated with testosterone cream or gel for 4 months. A modified version of the Greene Climacteric Scale was used to measure self-reported symptom frequency and severity at baseline and 4 months after initiating treatment.
Results: All nine cognitive and mood symptoms significantly improved across the study period. Mood improved more than cognition (47% of women reported an improvement in mood vs. 39% reported an improvement in cognition; 34% vs. 22% decrease in mean symptom scores, respectively). Regarding libido, 52% of women reported an improvement; mean symptom score decreased by 33%.
Conclusion: Transdermal testosterone therapy for 4 months was associated with significant improvements in mood and cognition. Further research including randomised clinical trials are needed to establish the long-term efficacy and safety of testosterone for the treatment of menopausal cognitive and psychological symptoms.
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Archives of Women’s Mental Health is the official journal of the International Association for Women''s Mental Health, Marcé Society and the North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology (NASPOG). The exchange of knowledge between psychiatrists and obstetrician-gynecologists is one of the major aims of the journal. Its international scope includes psychodynamics, social and biological aspects of all psychiatric and psychosomatic disorders in women. The editors especially welcome interdisciplinary studies, focussing on the interface between psychiatry, psychosomatics, obstetrics and gynecology. Archives of Women’s Mental Health publishes rigorously reviewed research papers, short communications, case reports, review articles, invited editorials, historical perspectives, book reviews, letters to the editor, as well as conference abstracts. Only contributions written in English will be accepted. The journal assists clinicians, teachers and researchers to incorporate knowledge of all aspects of women’s mental health into current and future clinical care and research.
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