Dr. Mary Claire Haver

And the idea that they're identical or interchangeable with progesterone, they're not.

They're different.

So in women, the best evidence that we have shows that the only true indication that shows that if you give testosterone compared to a placebo, you're going to see an improvement in sexual desire and potentially satisfying sexual events in mainly postmenopausal women.

And then I would argue also in perimenopausal women.

That's where the best data lives.

And we can talk about what the evidence is for a lot of the other reasons that people like to use testosterone.

Let's go because the internet's exploding right now.

Brain.

Okay.

Start with cognition.

Yeah.

There are multiple studies looking at testosterone and cognition.

And the tricky thing about cognition is how you measure it.

So there's lots of different ways.

Well, it's the same thing as people saying, you know, dementia or brain fog.

Right.

And so it's like if people say, well, if I take this, it's for a brain fog, that means it prevents dementia.

No, those are two different things.

Yeah.

And if your hormone is keeping you from having brain fog, that's actually very evidence based.