Cardiovascular and cancer safety of testosterone in women

Susan Davis

doi:10.1097/MED.0b013e328344f449

Cardiovascular and cancer safety of testosterone in women

Susan Davis

Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Alfred Hospital

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Abstract

To examine the recent data pertaining to the relationships between testosterone and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer in women. Recent findings: Despite the entrenched belief that higher blood levels of testosterone increase the risk of CVD in women, data from recent observational studies mostly show an inverse relationship between testosterone and CVD risk.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	198 - 203
Number of pages	6
Journal	Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity
Volume	18
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/MED.0b013e328344f449
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Cardiovascular and cancer safety of testosterone in women

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