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A look at the side effects, good and bad, of the fastest selling smart drug in America – testosterone. Testosterone is now becoming available in a tube, and people are starting to wipe it on their bodies. Users claim it makes them richer, sexier and more youthful. A lot of older men say it has given them more drive in the boardroom and the bedroom. However testosterone isn’t only for men, it also appears to be an effective female aphrodisiac. Women using testosterone claim it’s a cure for falling libido, and that it increases their confidence and assertiveness.

Documentary Series

Primary Title
  • Prime Documentary
Secondary Title
  • Testosterone - are you man enough?
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 2 February 2005
Start Time
  • 20 : 35
Finish Time
  • 21 : 35
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • Prime
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • Documentary Series
Episode Description
  • A look at the side effects, good and bad, of the fastest selling smart drug in America – testosterone. Testosterone is now becoming available in a tube, and people are starting to wipe it on their bodies. Users claim it makes them richer, sexier and more youthful. A lot of older men say it has given them more drive in the boardroom and the bedroom. However testosterone isn’t only for men, it also appears to be an effective female aphrodisiac. Women using testosterone claim it’s a cure for falling libido, and that it increases their confidence and assertiveness.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Documentary
  • Medical
Hosts
  • John Simm (Narrator)
Contributors
  • Channel 4 (Production Unit)
  • Adam Bullmore (Executive Producer)
  • Dimitri Doganis (Executive Producer)
  • Helen Littleboy (Director)
  • Helen Littleboy (Producer)