Thought this might be of interest to anyone contemplating testosterone treatment as part of their HRT.... And I'm also very interested to hear about others' experiences. So... I've been to our marvellous local menopause clinic three or four times. Have had a mirena coil fitted and have played about with different types and doses of oestrogen but was still feeling a bit lacklustre and lacking in libido. I was hoping that testosterone would help with this and I also wondered if it would make me run faster. So last time (and after months of hoping for it and reading up on the benefits) I was finally given a three month course to see how I get on. No idea how much of the benefit is the placebo effect, but my energy levels went up pretty much immediately. Instead of lying in bed for hours in the morning surfing ebay and MN (fun though that undoubtedly is!) I am much more inclined to get up and do something and my last couple of runs have been quite good.
Still no libido though. I'm thinking that might take a bit longer.
Wondered what others have experienced? Benefits and side effects... Oh - I'm waking up really early often at 5ish or sometimes awake for hours at night, tummy a bit funny, but despite the lack of sleep I'm still feeling really good during the day... The broken sleep may be down to the fact we have just moved and I'm very busy planning my redecorating strategy.