Small doses of testosterone may give infected women more muscle -- literally -- in their fight against HIV/AIDS, researchers report.About a quarter of the estimated 300,000 women infected with HIV in the United States suffer from muscle wasting related to infection with the virus. Testosterone replacement therapy has long been standard treatment for HIV-positive men, and now a new study finds that “replacing testosterone, the male hormone, improves muscle function in female patients” too, said lead researcher Dr. Steven Grinspoon of Massachusetts General Hospital.The study appears in the April 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
