Context Menopause, the permanent cessation of menses, reflects oocyte depletion and loss
of gonadal steroids. It is preceded by a transition state, the perimenopause, which is …

With life expectancy for women on the rise, most women will experience menopausal
transition and spend a significant number of years of their life in the menopausal phase …

Abstract The International Menopause Society (IMS) has produced these new 2016
recommendations on women's midlife health and menopause hormone therapy (MHT) to …

STUDY QUESTION What is the optimal management of women with premature ovarian
insufficiency (POI) based on the best available evidence in the literature? SUMMARY …

ABSTRACT Background The Global Consensus Position Statement on the Use of
Testosterone Therapy for Women (Global Position Statement) recommended testosterone …

Background The benefits and risks of testosterone treatment for women with diminished
sexual wellbeing remain controversial. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis to …

Androgens and estrogens are known to be critical regulators of mammalian physiology and
development. While these two classes of steroids share similar structures (in general …

Objective: To update practice guidelines for the therapeutic use of androgens in women.
Participants: A Task Force appointed by the Endocrine Society, American Congress of …

Impairment of mental health is the most important risk factor for female sexual dysfunction.
Women living with psychiatric illness, despite their frequent sexual difficulties, consider …

Testosterone is an essential hormone for women, with physiological actions mediated
directly or via aromatisation to oestradiol throughout the body. Despite the crucial role of …