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UCL scientists find no proof that testosterone eases menopause 'brain fog' despite claims flooding social media

A UCL review of five studies found no significant improvement in cognitive function among post-menopausal women given testosterone, while some women have posed as men to obtain prescriptions online.
A UCL review of five studies found no significant improvement in cognitive function among post-menopausal women given testosterone, while some women have posed as men to obtain prescriptions online.

A UCL review of five studies covering 244 post-menopausal women aged 41 to 65 found no statistically significant improvement in cognitive function among those given testosterone, challenging a social media trend that has driven a surge in prescriptions across NHS and private clinics.

Professor Aimee Spector, who led the research, said the findings mean 'we cannot claim testosterone improves cognition during menopause without further evidence.'

UCL researchers stressed the results show insufficient evidence to confirm an effect, not proof the hormone definitively fails.

Women have been posing as men online to obtain testosterone prescriptions, so great is demand fuelled by social media claims.

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