Liz Earle

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

Liz Earle’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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So I found that my sharpness and my clarity of thought really improved with taking testosterone. podcast-host

So I was very lucky. podcast-host

I was originally prescribed it by a private menopause specialist who was extremely happy to do that. podcast-host

I now am fortunate in that I have a really knowledgeable NHS GP and she prescribes it for me on the NHS. podcast-host

And because I am over 60, it means I get it free. podcast-host

So I feel very fortunate. podcast-host

Very. podcast-host

And the only thing that I have to do is have a yearly blood test just to check that my testosterone levels are within range. podcast-host

So that's me. podcast-host

But obviously, we're talking about you guys here. podcast-host

So there isn't any blood test level that by itself will diagnose testosterone deficiency in women. podcast-host

So testosterone levels are really measured before and during treatment, just as a safety check, really. podcast-host

Just to show that a woman's symptoms are caused by low testosterone and are improved when she tops it up again. podcast-host

Now, there is some interesting emerging research from Newson Health. podcast-host

This was published very recently, and it was a study involving 510 perimenopausal and postmenopausal women who were already using HRT. podcast-host

But who continued to experience low libido, cognitive difficulties and podcast-host

low mood symptoms and they looked at what happened after four months of using either a testosterone cream or a gel. podcast-host

And around half of them, so fifty two percent, reported an improvement in libido. podcast-host

That's great, that's what you would expect, that's what it's licensed for. podcast-host

But interestingly, a similar number, forty seven percent, reported an improvement in mood. podcast-host

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