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April 2012 in “Clinical investigation” Transdermal testosterone can improve sexual desire in postmenopausal women but lacks long-term safety data and is not FDA-approved for this use.
7 citations,
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6 citations,
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6 citations,
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5 citations,
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5 citations,
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5 citations,
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4 citations,
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4 citations,
June 2018 in “PLOS ONE” Iron levels are linked to insulin resistance in men and postmenopausal women, but not in premenopausal women.
4 citations,
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4 citations,
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4 citations,
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3 citations,
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2 citations,
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1 citations,
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