Global Consensus Position Statement on the Use of Testosterone Therapy for Women

• Published in: The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism Vol. 104; no. 10; pp. 4660 - 4666
• Main Authors: Davis, Susan R, Baber, Rodney, Panay, Nicholas, Bitzer, Johannes, Perez, Sonia Cerdas, Islam, Rakibul M, Kaunitz, Andrew M, Kingsberg, Sheryl A, Lambrinoudaki, Irene, Liu, James, Parish, Sharon J, Pinkerton, JoAnn, Rymer, Janice, Simon, James A, Vignozzi, Linda, Wierman, Margaret E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC Endocrine Society 01-10-2019; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Androgens - therapeutic use; Care and treatment; Consensus Statement; Evidence-based medicine; Female; Gynecology; Health aspects; Hormone replacement therapy; Humans; Medical societies; Menopause; Off-Label Use; Pharmaceutical industry; Postmenopause; Premenopause; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - diagnosis; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - drug therapy; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - metabolism; Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - diagnosis; Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - drug therapy; Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - metabolism; Testosterone; Testosterone - metabolism; Testosterone - therapeutic use; Women; Australia; United States; Germany
• ISSN: 0021-972X; 1945-7197; 1945-7197
• DOI: 10.1210/jc.2019-01603

Abstract
This Position Statement has been endorsed by the International Menopause Society, The Endocrine Society, The European Menopause and Andropause Society, The International Society for Sexual Medicine, The International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health, The North American Menopause Society, The Federacion Latinoamericana de Sociedades de Climaterio y Menopausia, The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, The International Society of Endocrinology, The Endocrine Society of Australia, and The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.*
The only evidence-based indication for testosterone for women is for HSDD. There are insufficient data for using testosterone for any other symptom/condition or for disease prevention.