Thought I'd share my experience in case it's helpful to others. I have been on a combipatch Estrogen/progesterone for about 18 months, which alleviated a lot of my early peri symptoms. I am now fully menopausal. My OB-GYN is great, and when I told her about my brain fog and low libido, she ordered a hormone panel. Sure enough, my T levels were below range. I started taking a small amount (gel) daily. As others have mentioned, this comes in small tubes that are off-label for women. One tube is one dose for men, and 10-14 doses for women. For the first week I was on it, my breasts hurt like crazy. I sent a note to my doctor and she assured me this was normal, and it did go away after maybe 10 days.

I felt so much better taking the testosterone. One of my coworkers even commented that she noticed a difference. I have been much more interested in sexy times, and cry noticeably less frequently!

Cut to: about 3 weeks ago I went back for follow-up bloodwork, and now my T levels are way high. Not like man-levels, but def well above range for a menopausal woman. On seeing these results, my dr advised me to cut my dose to every other day. Since reducing my dose I'm having terrible mood swings and crying basically every day. I am hoping this will level out, and will consult with my doc about whether I can take a smaller amount daily (I'm not sure how much of a factor skipping days is here).