Endocrine Abstracts

Androgen deficiency may contribute to sexual dysfunction in hypoadrenalism but its role in normal female physiology is uncertain. The aim of this study was to determine the role of androgens in the aetiology of sexual dysfunction in healthy women. Twenty-nine premenopausal women with loss of libido (subjects) and 13 healthy females (controls) were studied. They were aged 18 to 45 years and in a stable heterosexual relationship. Venous blood was taken at 9 am in the follicular ...