Treating low sexual desire - New findings for testosterone in women

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 2047-2049

  Heiman, Julia R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TESTOSTERONE;

ACNE; ALOPECIA; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOICE CHANGE;

EID: 57349091333     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe0807808     Document Type: Editorial

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