That can make sex and intimacy less desirable and less pleasurable. Paula Morrisey says it happened to her after surgery to remove her ovaries. That's why Morrisey volunteered to help Dr. Glen Braunstein and other researchers test the new skin patch. Braunstein studied 75 women who have had their ovaries removed. He says all 75 reported having more frequent sex, more pleasure and more orgasms.
Women can wear the patch on their arm and replace it twice a week.
It slowly releases medicine so that hormone levels remain safe. Many in the study, including Morrisey, said they preferred it to a pill or an injection. I just felt better. Braunstein hopes to expand the study to women who have gone through a natural menopause. He says the skin patch will never be for all women only for those who lose testosterone through surgery, ovary failure or menopause.