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Copy URL Facebook Linked In X (Twitter) Loading account options Sign In Manage Account Close account menu Manage Account Sign Out Loading subscription options Subscribefor $0.50/week By Sharon Kirkey November 5, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. Last Updated: November 5, 2026 at 11:35 a.m. Women in Wales have resorted to pretending to be men to nab online prescriptions of testosterone. For women in Canada, it can be just as tough.

When one Canadian woman tried multiple times to get her nurse practitioner to prescribe testosterone for a waning libido, “she looked at me like it was a ridiculous thing for a mid-40s woman to ask for,” the B.C. resident shared on social media.

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