New research shows there’s been a 10-fold increase in the number of women taking the male sex hormone testosterone over the last seven years. But why? The Medical Minefield team is joined by one fan of the prescription drug: The Mail on Sunday’s Travel Editor Sarah Hartley, who says testosterone has stopped her feeling like she was ‘fading away’. But reporter Jo Macfarlane, who has been investigating the topic this week, explains doctors’ concerns about the increasing popularity of the prescription drug: not least that there’s little proof of the supposed plethora of benefits. So are the private clinics that offer testosterone at risk of misleading patients? Barney challenges Dr Charlotte Norton of private HRT service, BioID Health.

<p>New research shows there’s been a 10-fold increase in the number of women taking the male sex hormone testosterone over the last seven years. But why? The Medical Minefield team is joined by one fan of the prescription drug: The Mail on Sunday’s Travel Editor Sarah Hartley, who says testosterone has stopped her feeling like she was ‘fading away’. But reporter Jo Macfarlane, who has been investigating the topic this week, explains doctors’ concerns about the increasing popularity of the prescription drug: not least that there’s little proof of the supposed plethora of benefits. So are the private clinics that offer testosterone at risk of misleading patients? Barney challenges Dr Charlotte Norton of private HRT service, BioID Health.</p>

Medical Minefield is a new health podcast where we talk about the ethical dilemmas at the heart of the health stories that matter the most. Join Barney Calman, the Mail on Sunday's health editor and deputy Health Editor Eve Simmons every week for a podcast tackling the big questions in health. 

<p>Medical Minefield is a new health podcast where we talk about the ethical dilemmas at the heart of the health stories that matter the most. Join Barney Calman, the Mail on Sunday's health editor and deputy Health Editor Eve Simmons every week for a podcast tackling the big questions in health.&nbsp;</p>

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