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androgen (ăn`drəjən): see testosterone testosterone (tĕstŏs`tərōn), principal androgen, or male sex hormone . ..... Click the link for more information. . androgenAny of a group of hormones that mainly influence the development of the male reproductive system. The main and most active androgen is testosterone, produced by cells in the testes. Androgens produced in smaller quantities, mainly by the adrenal gland but also by the testes, support the functions of testosterone. Androgens cause the normal changes of puberty in boys' bodies and then influence sperm-cell formation, sexual interest and behaviour, and male pattern baldness. Females produce trace quantities of androgens, mostly in the adrenal glands, as well as in the ovaries. |
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| The study sample of 37 participants includes ten persons with
complete androgen insensitivity (CAIS), five with partial androgen
insensitivity (PALS), four women with CAH, two women with
progestogen-induced clitoromegaly, one each of Klinefelter's
syndrome in a male and Turner's syndrome in a female, six
miscellaneous patients including gonadal dysgenesis, micropenis, true
hermaphroditism, and at least two with hypospadias, plus eight for whom
the diagnosis is unknown. ISNA News, redesigned and rejuvenated this month after a move from
its beginnings in San Francisco to a new home in Michigan, is published
by the Intersex Society of North America, whose board of directors
includes representatives of the Androgen Insensitivity Support Group,
the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, the Intersex
Society, and the Michigan State University Dept. Zucker examined a number of known
diagnoses for intersex children, including androgen insensitivity
syndrome, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, 5 alpha-reductas deficiency,
partial androgen insensitivity syndrome, micropenis syndrome, penile
agensis (the penis fails to differentiate), cloacal exstrophy, and penis
ablatio. |
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