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Expert Reveals What Can Happen if Testosterone Gel Rubs Onto Others


A case that first appeared in a medical journal several years ago has recently resurfaced in the media, highlighting an unexpected risk of hormone therapies: a baby girl in Sweden developed unusually large genitals after lying on her father's bare chest, accidentally exposed to his testosterone gel.

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