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Medical Definition of Androgen Androgen: A male sex hormone that promotes the development and maintenance of the male sex characteristics. The major androgen is testosterone.
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Steroids Anabolic androgenic steroids are a group of powerful compounds closely related to the male sex hormone testosterone. There are very few legitimate medical uses of anabolic androgenic steroids, including treatment of severe testosterone deficiency and certain kinds of anemia.he major side effects of steroid use include an increased risk of cancer, increased risk of heart and liver disease, jaundice, fluid retention, reduction in HDL-C (“good cholesterol”), high blood pressure, changes in blood coagulation, increased risk of atherosclerosis.
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PCOS and Adrenal Glands-Hormones 1 Androgen-secreting tumors or neoplasms are another rare cause of high androgens in women. 1 They have much higher masculinizing effects than PCOS does, and the symptoms tend to develop much more rapidly than they do in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. 1.
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PCOS: A Mysterious Disease Androgens are secreted by the adrenal glands and the ovaries (in women), and are also produced by the nervous system, including nerve cells in the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system (known as “neurosteroids”). They may also be produced by other tissues such as cells found in the liver, skin and hair.
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- Definition. 1) Androgenic alopecia-A result of genetics, age, or hormonal changes. 2) Alopecia areata-A result of hair follicles that have been attacked by a persons own immune system 3) Postpartum alopecia-Experienced at the end of a pregnacy. 1) Androgenic alopecia-A result of genetics, age, or hormonal changes.
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- Background. Androgen excess is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. Androgens are produced primarily from the adrenal glands and the ovaries. However, peripheral tissues such as fat and skin also play roles in converting weak androgens to more potent ones.ndrogen metabolism. Of the circulating androgens, only testosterone and DHT are able to activate androgen receptors. In reproductive-aged women, 25% of the circulating testosterone comes from the adrenals; the ovaries contribute with another 25%.
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- Androgens in women http://womenshealth.med.monash.edu.au Androgens are traditionally viewed as ‘male’ hormones, and in the context of women are usually only considered when there is concern about a woman having too many androgens, for example excessive hairiness and acne.ndrogens are hormones produced by both the ovaries and the adrenal glands in women and by the testes in men. They are known mostly for their masculinising effects in men, namely, beard growth, deeper voice, balding, muscle strength and potency. The main androgens in women are the adrenal androgens and testosterone.
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Hormone replacement therapy 1 Androgen replacement therapy (andropausal and ergogenic use) is a hormone treatment often prescribed to counter the effects of male hypogonadism. 2  It is also prescribed to lessen the effects or delay the onset of normal male aging. It is often referred to as treatment rather than therapy. 2  Hormone replacement therapy for transgender people introduces hormones associated with the gender that the patient identifies with (notably testosterone for trans men and estrogen for trans women).
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Evaluation and Treatment of Women with Hirsutism Androgen-secreting tumors of the ovary or adrenal are usually heralded by virilization (i.e., development of male characteristics in women) and rapid progression of hirsutism and cessation of menses. Virilization occurs in less than 1 percent of patients with hirsutism (Table 4).
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- Androgen excess is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. Androgens are produced primarily from the adrenal glands and the ovaries.However, peripheral tissues such as fat and skin also play roles in converting weak androgens to more potent ones.drenal androgens. The adrenal glands produce all the DHEAS and 80% of the DHEA. The adrenals also secrete 50% of androstenedione and 25% of circulating testosterone. DHEAS and 11-androstenedione are not secreted by the ovaries and, therefore, are used as markers of adrenal androgen secretion.
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SEX-HORMONE PRODUCING ADRENAL GLAND TUMORS SEX-HORMONE PRODUCING ADRENAL GLAND TUMORS. Adrenal androgen-secreting tumors (virilizing adrenal tumors), adenomas and adenocarcinomas are rare and their clinical manifestations vary depending on age at onset [1], accounting for only 0.2% of the causes of androgen excess [2].ifferential diagnosis must be made with androgen secreting tumors of the ovaries and, in males, with the various forms of precocious puberty, including endocrine tumors of the testicle, as well as congenital adrenogenital syndrome [1]. Treatment is surgical removal of the adrenal gland.
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hyperandrogenism hyperandrogenism (hī´pərandroj´-əniz´əm), n a state characterized or caused by an excessive secretion of androgens by the adrenal cortex, ovaries, or testes. The clinical significance in males is negligible, so the term is used most commonly with reference to the female. The common manifestations in women are hirsutism and virilism.
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- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Learn More. 1  PCOS is the most common androgen-excess disorder, and affects between 5% and 10% of all women. PCOS typically involves the prescence of irregular or absent menstrual periods in combination with excess androgens (male hormones) and possilby polycystic ovaries.
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- 1 Dihydrotestosterone (DHT): a metabolite of testosterone, and a more potent androgen than testosterone in that it binds more strongly to androgen receptors. 2  Androstenedione (Andro): an androgenic steroid produced by the testes, adrenal cortex, and ovaries. Androstenedione (Andro): an androgenic steroid produced by the testes, adrenal cortex, and ovaries. 2  While androstenediones are converted metabolically to testosterone and other androgens, they are also the parent structure of estrone. 3  Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA): It is the primary precursor of natural estrogens.
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Androgenetic alopecia Androgenetic alopecia is a common form of hair loss in both men and women. In men, this condition is also known as male-pattern baldness. Hair is lost in a well-defined pattern, beginning above both temples. Over time, the hairline recedes to form a characteristic M shape.
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- Androgenic: Pertaining to the development of male characteristics, including body hair, the genital organs and muscle mass. Androgenic is the adjective form of the noun androgen, a word referring to any of the male hormones, including testosterone and androsterone. Androgenic development -- that is, the development of male characteristics -- begins in puberty, the time when a person becomes physically capable of producing offspring. In males, this time most commonly occurs between ages 12 and 14.
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Androgen The androgens function as paracrine hormones required by the Sertoli cells to support sperm production. They are also required for masculinization of the developing male fetus (including penis and scrotum formation).
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androgenetic alopecia androgenetic alopecia (alopecia androgene´tica) a progressive, diffuse, symmetric loss of scalp hair. In men it begins in the twenties or early thirties with hair loss from the crown and the frontal and temple regions, ultimately leaving only a sparse peripheral rim of scalp hair (male pattern alopecia or male pattern baldness).
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Androgen Excess Androgen excess affects mainly the pilosebaceous unit (PSU) and the reproductive system. The PSU secretes sebum and is the unit from which hair grows. Three types of hair, lanugo, vellus, and terminal hairs, exist. The fine hairs of the fetus are lanugo and the peach fuzz hair of adults is vellus hair.
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Anabolic steroid Anabolic steroids also have androgenic and virilizing properties, including the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics such as the growth of the vocal cords, testicles (primary sexual characteristics) and body hair (secondary sexual characteristics).nabolic steroids were first made in the 1930s, and are now used therapeutically in medicine to stimulate muscle growth and appetite, induce male puberty and treat chronic wasting conditions, such as cancer and AIDS.
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Estrogen and Testosterone Hormones The definition of a hormone is a chemical substance produced by an endocrine gland that has a specific effect on the activities of other organs in the body. The major female and male hormones can be classified as estrogens or androgens.
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- “Anabolic steroids” is the familiar name for synthetic variants of the male sex hormone testosterone. The proper term for these compounds is anabolic-androgenic steroids (abbreviated AAS)—“anabolic” referring to muscle-building and “androgenic” referring to increased male sexual characteristics.
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- 1 Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), a type of treatment for prostate cancer, blocks the production or effects of testosterone and other male hormones. 2  ADT is most often used to treat:  Cancer that has spread outside the prostate.
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- Steroid is a general term for a class of strong drugs containing hormone-like substances. Anabolic steroids (the technically correct name is anabolic/androgenic steroids) are synthetically produced derivatives of male sex hormones called androgens, such as testosterone or nandrolone.nabolic steroids are an unavoidable subject when you talk about gaining weight and muscle. As long as strong and muscular remain desired traits, as long as professional athletics offer fame and fortune, as long as society seeks the quick fix, steroids will remain. They aren't going anywhere.
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- Resources for Healthcare Professionals. PCOS is the most common androgen-excess disorder, and affects between 5% and 10% of all women. PCOS typically involves the prescence of irregular or absent menstrual periods in combination with excess androgens (male hormones) and possilby polycystic ovaries.