Dr. Mary Claire Haver

What benefits and risks are supported by evidence?

Definitely in a menopausal patient, the evidence is absolutely clear.

The biggest risks seem to be hair growth where you don't want it and hair loss where you do want it here in the temple areas.

like male pattern baldness.

When really high doses, you can have things like clitoral megaly and a large clitoris or deepening of the voice that is non-reversible.

So those of you who rely on your voice, if you're a voice actor, if you are a singer, if you sing in choir, you know, menopause already changes the vocal cords.

And then if you end up running high on your testosterone level, you could have some hypertrophy in the area and change your voice into something that you may not like.

And it is not considered to be reversible.

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