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U.S. drug makers are not authorized to sell testosterone-only drugs for improving women's libido. However, special laboratories called compounding pharmacies make customized testosterone creams and gels. (The Food and Drug Administration allows for the sale of such products, provided they are prescribed for a particular individual and made from an approved list of ingredients.)
Taking these drugs can be tricky, however. Because every batch is unique even if the prescription is identical, compounded testosterone requires careful monitoring for adverse side effects such as facial hair and acne.
Silver Spring gynecologist Jessica Berger-Weiss counsels her patients to note any subtle changes that may be caused by different formulations of the products. If they feel differently after switching to a new batch, she sometimes recalibrates their prescription.
-- Lynn Crawford Cook
