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Posting Date: 10/03/2005

Testosterone may stimulate sexual desire, but regular use can deepen the voice, cause unwanted hair growth and lead to acne. Although the FDA has not approved testosterone for this purpose in women, some doctors are prescribing it.

We are sending you our Guides to Female Sexuality, Treating Sexual Dysfunction and Drugs that Affect Sexuality for more details on coping with this condition. Anyone who would like copies, please send $4 in check or money order with a long (no. 10) stamped (60 cents), self-addressed envelope: Graedons' People's Pharmacy, No. YPZ-962, P. O. Box 52027, Durham, NC 27717-2027.

Taking testosterone under the tongue can increase sexual interest several hours later. This ?pulsed? therapy may reduce the risk of side effects.

Q. What can you tell me about ?traveler?s amnesia?? If I take a sleeping pill to adjust to a new time zone in Europe or Asia, I swear I cannot remember portions of the trip the following day.

A. Taking some sleeping pills can occasionally lead a person to forget portions of the following day. This is called ?anterograde amnesia,? and you don?t have to be on a trip to experience it.

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In their column, Joe and Teresa Graedon answer letters from readers. Write to them in care of this newspaper or e-mail them via their Web site: www.peoplespharmacy.org. Their newest book is The People's Pharmacy Guide to Home and Herbal Remedies (St. Martin's Press).