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Davina McCall talked fans through how she takes her daily hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on Instagram on Thursday. 

The presenter, 53, joked that taking testosterone wouldn't make her grow a penis pills in the light-hearted clip as she applied oestrogen in gel form to her left arm and testosterone to her leg. 

Standing in just a towel she said: 'Did you know testosterone is an enormously important woman's hormone as well?

'Taking testosterone does not make you grow a penis': Davina McCall, 53, lifted up her towel on Instagram on Thursday as she playfully talked fans through how she takes her daily HRT 

'And my testosterone was low and I take a pea sized bit of testosterone.

By the way taking testosterone does not make you grow a penis or get testicles or hairy or anything like that.'

Davina also showed how she applies hormone patches to her groin area twice a week showing off her horn tattoo and telling viewers: 'So this is my old hormone sticker.
That is my horn tattoo. 

'I was going to take it off in the shower and wash it properly because it does leave a little bit of sticky stuff but I thought you should see the ups and downs.

She added: 'I wanted you to see warts and all.

This is what it looks like. When I put on a a new sticker I put it on the other side. 

Routine: The presenter filmed herself in her bathroom as she showed fans her daily routine of applying extra oestrogen in gel form to her left arm and testosterone to her leg for libido levels that were low

Video: Standing in just a towel she said: 'Did you know testosterone is an enormously important woman's hormone as well?'

'We use stickers because they are transdermal.

It's a much better way to take HRT. This is called Estradot. It is the patch, there's my bum and you peel it like this.'

It comes after Davina candidly spoke about turning to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) amid her menopausal struggle.

Sharing her experience ahead of her documentary, the TV presenter detailed her own 'frightening' journey, revealing she 'went into a bit of a depression'.

Davina admitted she was embarrassed about going public with the fact that she had started body-identical HRT, in which yams replace the synthetic hormones used in HRT.

She added: 'And my testosterone was low and I take a pea sized bit of testosterone.

By the way taking testosterone does not make you grow a penis or get testicles or hairy or anything like that'

Hormones: Davina also showed how she applies hormone patches to her groin area twice a week 

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