Testosterone Use in Menopausal Women

madman · Sep 19, 2026

Why testosterone measurement is difficult in women

What should be. measured?

Normal range, reference range/interval. decision limit

Join the FDA Office of Women’s Health (OWH) and Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) for a public hybrid workshop on Testosterone Use in Menopausal Women

Thread 'Initiative Calls for Updated Standards in Testing for Suspected Low Testosterone'

Apr 4, 2025

* Dr. Dunaif was a featured speaker at this CDC meeting. “We hope that the CDC initiative will finally lead to accurate testosterone measurements by clinical laboratories almost 20 years after the Endocrine Society position statement. It is exceptionally disappointing that major clinical laboratories have ignored the Endocrine Society and CDC recommendations. Health care provider education on the correct testosterone assay methodology will be critical for ensuring that clinical laboratories clearly indicate the correct assay methodology in their test ordering options,”...

Thread 'Estradiol & Testosterone Testing in Menopause: Why Inaccurate Hormone Lab Results Could Be Putting Your Health at Risk'

Aug 7, 2025

* The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has established a program to standardize and improve the measurement of steroid hormones, including E2 and T, using liquid chromatography-tandem MS (LC-MS/MS). In addition, the CDC has partnered to establish postmenopausal reference ranges for T and is developing reference intervals for E2. Minimizing some of the technical limitations of the current immunoassays and MS assays should provide better and more accurate assays for patient care.

* Equilibrium dialysis combined with a MS assay is...

madman · Sep 19, 2026

Thread 'FDA Public Meeting: Testosterone Use In Menopausal Women'

Aug 18, 2026

The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Women's Health and the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research are announcing a public workshop titled "Testosterone Use in Menopausal Women."

The purpose of the public workshop is to examine the current scientific evidence and critical knowledge gaps related to testosterone use in menopausal women to help inform future research and potential drug development of testosterone products for menopausal women.

The public workshop will be held on September 17, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time as a hybrid...