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Treating Fibromyalgia With Testosterone

By GOLDIE BLUMENSTYK

What it is: A way to treat the muscle pain, chronic fatigue, and other symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome using hormones administered through a gel.

The market: Fibromyalgia, a musculoskeletal disorder, affects three million to six million people in the United States, 95 percent of whom are women. There...

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