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Nature 431, 500-501 (30 September 2004) | doi:10.1038/431500a; Published online 29 September 2004
Hormone therapy: A dangerous elixir?
Helen Pearson1
- Helen Pearson is a reporter for news@nature.com and is based in New York.
Abstract
Testosterone therapy jacks up vigour, sex drive and mental acuity — or so proponents claim. But are those who experiment with this potent sex hormone gambling with their health? Helen Pearson investigates.
It injects a spring into the step, a lift to the libido and a boost to the brain — enthusiasts for testosterone replacement therapy make it sound like a smart, supercharged version of Viagra. No wonder, then, that growing numbers of men — and even a few women — are dosing themselves with the male sex hormone.
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