A cardiovascular safety study of LibiGel (testosterone gel) in postmenopausal women with elevated cardiovascular risk and hypoactive sexual desire disorder

American Heart Journal

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-32

  White, William B ^a   Grady, Deborah ^b   Giudice, Linda C ^c   Berry, Scott M ^d   Zborowski, Joanne ^e   Snabes, Michael C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d BERRY CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^e Department of Clinical Development   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE DISORDER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; ANDROGENS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TESTOSTERONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83555164596     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.09.021     Document Type: Article

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