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Testosterone Therapy & Sexual Dysfunction: What the Evidence Really Says

It’s a familiar story. A man walks into the pharmacy, frustrated that his energy is low, his libido isn’t what it used to be, and intimacy feels harder than it should. He’s heard about testosterone therapy from a friend at the gym, or maybe from an online ad promising vitality in a vial. He wants to know: “Will testosterone fix my sex life?”

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