Table 4.

Effects of Testosterone on Muscle Mass and Strength in Women

Androgen-Sensitive Variable	Baseline	Increase	% Increase
Lean muscle mass, kg	43 ± 6	1.9 ± 0.5	4.4
Chest press, W	100 ± 26	26 ± 7	26
Leg press, N	744 ± 172	90 ± 30	12
Loaded stair-climb power, W	406 ± 77	56 ± 13	14

With data from Huang G, Basaria S, Travison TG, et al. Testosterone dose-response relationships in hysterectomized women with or without oophorectomy: effects on sexual function, body composition, muscle performance and physical function in a randomized trial. Menopause 2014;21:612–623. Data are shown as mean and SEM derived from Table 1 and digitized from Figure 4 from Huang et al. (112) showing the effects of testosterone (mean circulating concentration, 7.3 nmol/L) on muscle mass and strength in women treated with the highest testosterone dose (n = 11; 25 mg of testosterone enanthate per week).