ANI Pharmaceuticals (ANIP)

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An interesting systemic review being led by Rakibul M. Islam, Robin J. Bell, Sally Green and Susan R. Davis which has been in the works

Effects of testosterone therapy for women: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Discussion:

Despite the prescribing of testosterone to women which is occurring globally [21], primarily for the treatment of low libido [22], internationally agreed guidelines for the use of testosterone in women are lacking. This systematic review, with meta-analysis, will provide a comprehensive systematic analysis of clinical studies that have examined the effects of systematic testosterone therapy in women on sexual function, cardiovascular events, metabolic parameters, musculoskeletal health and wellbeing. Strengths of this review include searching all the major clinical medicine data bases and the references of retrieved articles, not limiting our search to English publications, and recontacting authors for missing data. Although we cannot fully anticipate the limitations of our review, it is possible that we will not be able to get access to all studies published in languages other than English. This review will provide a critical basis for the development of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the indications and contra-indications to therapy, the benefits and risks of therapy, the areas of clinical uncertainty and the assessment and monitoring of patients. Thus, it is the first step towards filling this important gap in women’s health care. The findings of this review will be presented at international conferences and published in the relevant journal/s.

This was recently published in Systemic Reviews but was submitted in August 2018.

Systemic Review