Just as estrogen is a crucial hormone for men, testosterone is an important hormone for women, instrumental in the development of bones, muscles and sexual function. Testosterone peaks in women in their late teens and early 20s, then declines over time, so that by age 60, their levels have fallen by about half.
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High-quality research has shown that testosterone can meaningfully revive sex drive when prescribed in doses that restore women to roughly the levels they had in their late 30s — what’s often considered standard dosing.
Even so, without F.D.A. approval, many doctors won’t prescribe or don’t know how to prescribe testosterone to women, and if they do, insurance won’t cover it. That hasn’t stopped women from pursuing the hormone.
Increasingly women are being given doses much higher than what’s standard, sometimes spending upward of $1,000 a year and risking unpleasant — and possibly irreversible — side effects to pursue a dramatic high.
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Rhapsodic stories of sexual reawakening have spread on social media, where testosterone influencers share their experiences.
