To everyone who supported the petition calling for AndroFeme® to be added to the PBS, more than 13,600 of you, thank you!!!!

Your voices, your stories, and your advocacy truly mattered. Healthy Hormones organised this petition because we believe women deserve better…

And that’s why this decision hurts so deeply.

We are devastated. Australia had a genuine opportunity to lead the world in women’s sexual health… and we FAILED.

And let’s be very clear: this isn’t just “the system”.

This was a decision made by people.

The current PBAC committee, including a significant number of women (but not one women’s health specialist), chose to reject subsidised access to the only TGA-approved testosterone treatment for HSDD in postmenopausal women.

Women make up 51% of the population, yet there was no dedicated women’s sexual health expert contributing to this decision. That should concern everyone.

Meanwhile, PBAC continues to approve other medicines, including some with less safety data and far higher cost, yet somehow decided women’s sexual health didn’t qualify. 

Even more shocking is that they have blocked AndroFeme® from reapplying, something that almost never happens.

The TGA has already rigorously assessed the evidence for Androfeme and approved it. But PBAC still said no.

The Health Minister could have stepped in… but didn’t.

Right now in Australia:

✔️ Men have nine subsidised testosterone therapies
❌ Women have none

As a collective of doctors, advocates, and women who care deeply about equitable healthcare, we believe access should never depend on privilege or wealth. This decision highlights a system … and its decision-makers, that are not meeting the needs of half the population.

But please know this:

This is not the end. Your support has created awareness, pressure, and collective strength … and we will continue fighting.

Women deserve equal access. Women deserve credible, evidence-based decisions. Women deserve better.

Thank you for standing with us ❤️