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. 2018 Mar 31;10(3):e2401. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2401

Table 3. Correlations between change from baseline in efficacy of 300 µg/d transdermal testosterone.

PFSF: Profile of female sexual function; PDS: Personal distress scale; SAL: Sexual activity log; CI: Confidence interval

Study Evaluation tools Mean of change from baseline after 24 weeks [95% CI] p-value  
Dose: 300 µg/d
Braunstein G. et al. [1]   PFSF scores - Sexual desire 5.3 [no CI] 0.05
PDS score - 0.13
SAL score - No. of satisfying episodes 8.06 [no CI] <0.05
Davis S. et al. [2]   PFSF scores - Sexual desire 7 [no CI] <0.001
PDS score -11 [no CI] <0.001
SAL score - No. of satisfying episodes 2.1 [no CI] <0.001
Panay N. et al. [3]   PFSF scores - Sexual desire 7.5 [no CI] <0.005
PDS score -11.52 [-14.58 to -8.46] 0.0024
SAL score - No. of satisfying episodes 1.16 [0.82-1.5] 0.0089
Shifren J. et al. [4]   PFSF scores - Sexual desire 5.79 [2.82-8.76] 0.0001
PDS score -9.04 [-13.49 to -4.58] 0.0001
SAL score - No. of satisfying episodes 1.38 [0.72-2.03] <0.0001
Simon J. et al. [5]   PFSF scores - Sexual desire 5.12 [2.20-8.04] 0.0006
PDS score -7.70 [-12.14 to -3.26] 0.0006
SAL score - No. of satisfying episodes 1.11 [0.5-1.73] 0.0003