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The testosterone symptom quiz for women

Fifteen questions, about three minutes, no email required to see your result. It scores how closely your symptom pattern matches what's described in women, then tells you the part most quizzes leave out: what else explains these symptoms, and why your bloods may come back "normal" regardless.

A word on what this is. Most low-testosterone quizzes online are men's questionnaires with the pronouns changed. The best known of them asks about erections. They were built and validated on men, and the symptom list reflects that.

This one was written against the women's literature instead. It weights sexual desire most heavily, because desire is the only indication the 2019 global consensus supports testosterone for in women, and it asks separately whether the drop in desire actually bothers you, because the validated screener requires both.

What it can't do. No symptom questionnaire predicts a woman's testosterone level, and this one doesn't either. The relationship between how a woman feels and what her blood test says is weak, and a large part of this site is about why. Treat your score as a description of your symptoms, not as a lab result.

Desire

These two carry the most weight, because this is the one area where the evidence for testosterone in women is strongest.

1Your interest in sex is lower than it used to be.

2That drop bothers you. You would want it back.

Drive and pleasure

3Things you used to enjoy don't give you much pleasure any more.

4You've lost the drive to start things, including things you care about.

5You feel flat rather than sad. Not depressed exactly, just muted.

Energy and body

6You're tired in a way that sleep doesn't fix.

7Your strength or muscle tone has dropped, and your training or activity hasn't changed.

Thinking

8Words or names go missing mid-sentence more than they used to.

9Your concentration or mental sharpness has slipped.

Sense of self

10Your confidence, or your willingness to put yourself forward, has dropped.

Your situation

These aren't scored. They change how your score should be read, and two of them matter more than the score does.

11Where are you with menopause?

12Are you taking a combined contraceptive pill, or estrogen as a tablet?

13Are you taking an SSRI or SNRI antidepressant?

14In the last year, has anyone checked your thyroid, your ferritin (iron stores) and your B12?

15Are you sleeping badly, or has anyone ever raised sleep apnea with you?

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Not medical advice. This is a symptom questionnaire written by a medical technologist who reads the primary research, not a diagnosis and not a prescription. Discuss any treatment decision with a qualified clinician who knows your history.

Your answers stay in your browser. Nothing is sent anywhere, nothing is stored, and there's no email box between you and your result.