PERCUTANEOUS ADMINISTRATION OF TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE FOR DYSMENORRHEA

TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE has been added to the armamentarium of the obstetrician and gynecologist, since this hormone has been found a valuable aid J L in the treatment of dysmenorrhea (1, 2) metro-menorrhagia (3, 4, 5), the menopausal patient (6,7,8), and the after-pains and painful engorgement of the puerperium (9). These papers deal only with parenteral administration of this hormone. The purpose of this report is to present our experiences with the percutaneous use of testosterone propionate in the treatment of dysmenorrhea with or without premenstrual tension (10, 11). The therapeutic rationale for the use of testosterone propionate, in a disorder of the female may be briefly reviewed. All the sexual hormones possess bisexual properties, with wide individual variations (12). The female gonad, especially, possesses strong bisexual potentialities both on biological (13) and embryological (14) evidence.