To the Editor: We read with interest the report by Handelsman describing an increase in Australian testosterone prescriptions, including a particular increase in prescribing of topical testosterone gel.1
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- 1. Handelsman DJ. Pharmacoepidemiology of testosterone prescribing in Australia, 1992–2010. Med J Aust 2012; 196: 642-645. <MJA full text>
- 2. Patel A, Rivkees SA. Prenatal virilization associated with paternal testosterone gel therapy. Int J Pediatr Endocrinol 2010; 2010: 867471.
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- 4. Voelker R. Children’s exposure to testosterone gel spurs FDA to order boxed label warning. JAMA 2009; 301: 2428.
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