Gonadal hormones articles from across Nature Portfolio

Mauvais-Jarvis and Bhasin provide an in-depth review of testosterone’s role in maintaining cardiometabolic health, musculoskeletal integrity and energy balance, drawing on evidence from testosterone replacement therapy in humans and mechanistic research in rodent models.

The role of testosterone in female sexuality is still controversial. In 2019, a meta-analysis and a Position Statement on testosterone therapy for hypoactive sexual desire disorder in menopausal women and a Position Statement on the potential sexual adverse effects of hormonal contraception have begun to close this gender gap.