Liz Earle

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13,633 appearances 47 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard today

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Age Better with Liz Earle · Testosterone explained: what it does for women in midlife · 21 Sep 2026 podcast

And the symptom which we have the strongest clinical evidence for is persistent loss of sexual desire. podcast-host

Sometimes it's called hypoactive sexual desire disorder. podcast-host

And this can happen having already optimized your estrogen and progesterone and looked at all sorts of other causes. podcast-host

And because of that, the NICE guidelines say that testosterone. podcast-host

can be considered for menopause related low sexual desire when podcast-host

HRT alone hasn't helped. podcast-host

So it's usually you get your estrogen and your progesterone sorted, and then if you're still having issues, then you can trial your testosterone. podcast-host

So GPs absolutely are able to prescribe it for this. podcast-host

So the key here is if you're using it uh through an NHS GP who's uncomfortable about prescribing it off license for things like brain fog, then the symptom um podcast-host

That needs to be reported is persistent loss of sexual desire. podcast-host

And very clearly, it's in the nice guidelines. podcast-host

You can print out copies, you can take it for discussion with your GP. podcast-host

If your GP is not familiar with prescribing HRT, you can ask when you make your appointment at your surgery to have an appointment with a doctor who is familiar with prescribing HRT or who at least has an interest in women's health. podcast-host

You kind of have podcast-host

Hope that that was all of them, wouldn't you? podcast-host

But unfortunately, we do have to spell it out sometimes. podcast-host

So, women definitely are associating low testosterone levels with fatigue, low motivation, loss of stamina, loss of muscle mass, poor concentration. podcast-host

That was something that I found. podcast-host

I was really struggling with my word recall and my memory, which is not great given the job. podcast-host

That I have. podcast-host

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