2017
DOI: 10.1590/1809-43412017v14n3p022
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Sexual Desire, Testosterone and Biomedical Interventions: Managing Female Sexuality in “Ethical Doses”

Abstract: In recent medical events and articles the hormone testosterone has emerged as a resource for treating problems related to female sexuality. This hormone is commonly defined as the "male hormone" and presented as the "hormone of desire". This observation led to investigate if and how the use of testosterone is found in the realm of doctors' offices and if it is being applied as a therapeutic resource for women. This article analyzes what types of approaches and treatments have been used by doctors in a large Br… Show more

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“…Based on the above observations, it could be argued that a new wave of medicalization of male sexuality is particularly apparent in the promotion of the diagnosis of sexual dysfunction 24 and andropause or ADAM. 25 The assumption is that sexual activity is a precondition for a healthy life and that erectile function is what defines virility throughout a man's life. It is precisely in this context that Viagra ® (sildenafil citrate), a medication for achieving and maintaining erection, was brought out by Pfizer, indicating the existence of an incipient molecular science of sexuality.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Based on the above observations, it could be argued that a new wave of medicalization of male sexuality is particularly apparent in the promotion of the diagnosis of sexual dysfunction 24 and andropause or ADAM. 25 The assumption is that sexual activity is a precondition for a healthy life and that erectile function is what defines virility throughout a man's life. It is precisely in this context that Viagra ® (sildenafil citrate), a medication for achieving and maintaining erection, was brought out by Pfizer, indicating the existence of an incipient molecular science of sexuality.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Em dada direção, isso se traduz, por exemplo, na tentativa de entendimento da preeminência da lógica do aprimoramento individual (mediante recursos farmacológicos e cirúrgicos associados à otimização e ao desempenho), em contextos recentes, por vezes em conflito com a manutenção da saúde. Essa tensão tem requerido o aprofundamento de um debate teórico que problematize as novas formas de subjetivação centradas no investimento pessoal via transformações corporais, nas quais os recursos biomédicos considerados inovadores se tornam centrais (Rohden, 2017). Particularmente, os estudos associados aos eixos de gênero e sexualidade têm caminhado nessa direção, como será explicitado mais adiante.…”
Section: Biomedicina E Saúdeunclassified
“…O uso controverso de testosterona por mulheres cisgênero, de modo a não ultrapassar as barreiras que poderiam provocar algum tipo de "masculinização", mostra de forma contundente a preeminência de certos padrões de gênero e de sexualidade que regulam a utilização de recursos biomédicos e as novas 8 Mais informações disponíveis em: <https://neurogenderings.wordpress.com/>. Acesso em: 3 maio 2019. formas de administração bioquímica de si (Rohden, 2017).…”
Section: Gêneros Sexualidades E Tecnociênciasunclassified