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Testosterone Isn’t a Magic Cure-All for Middle Age
Midlife women are being sold a fantasy.
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In the last year or so, health influencers — and a lot of women on social media — have talked up testosterone therapy as a kind of perimenopausal panacea. They promise boundless energy, crisper thinking, better sleep — and, most of all, a roaring libido.
Sounds awfully tempting.