Testosterone patches provide a more even testosterone elevation, but wearing them has the same inconveniences and cosmetic drawbacks as the nicotine versions. AndroGel, on the other hand, is simply rubbed into the skin. All that makes for good biological effects. It's just a better way of delivering testosterone. The public seems to agree.
Demand is so great that some pharmacies have had trouble keeping the product in stock.
Libido - An increasing body of evidence clearly shows that testosterone can increase sex drive in women, as well as in men. It shows parallel hope for women who have taken the corticosteroids often used in treating rheumatoid arthritis, which may have compromised their adrenal gland functions. The ovaries produce about half of the testosterone found in women. Oral contraceptives may have similar libido-suppressing effects in some women, notes Anawalt. Since the pill, in effect, turns off both estrogen and testosterone, some practitioners are already providing testosterone to premenopausal women to reverse that lack of desire.