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  2. Testosterone - Wikipedia

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    Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone and androgen in males. [3] In humans, testosterone plays a key role in the development of male reproductive tissues such as testicles and prostate, as well as promoting secondary sexual characteristics such as increased muscle and bone mass, and the growth of body hair.

  3. Effects of hormones on sexual motivation - Wikipedia

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    [19] [20] Aromatization of testosterone into the estrogen estradiol appears to be partially responsible for the effects of testosterone on sexual desire and function in men. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] 5α-Reduction of testosterone into the more potent androgen dihydrotestosterone (DHT) may have a small contribution to the effects of testosterone on ...

  4. Androgen - Wikipedia

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    5α-Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) was 2.4 times more potent than testosterone at maintaining normal prostate weight and duct lumen mass (this is a measure of epithelial cell function stimulation). Whereas DHT was equally potent as testosterone at preventing prostate cell death after castration. [24]

  5. Is a Testosterone Test Important? - AOL

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    Your asymptomatic test could come back low—even though people function at a “low normal” without any symptoms all the time, Dr. Jayadevan explains, knowing you have naturally low ...

  6. What are normal testosterone levels by age? - AOL

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    Testosterone is an important hormone. It helps men develop during puberty, and as they age, it plays a critical role in helping control fat levels, cholesterol, and glucose levels.

  7. Human reproductive system - Wikipedia

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    The primary direct function of the male reproductive system is to provide the male sperm for fertilization of the ovum. [3] Penile shrinkage due to low temperatures. The scrotum is in a tense state to regulate testicular temperatures. The major reproductive organs of the male can be grouped into three categories.

  8. Here's Why Testosterone Is a Female Hormone, Too - AOL

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    We tend to associate testosterone with male libido, muscle mass, hair growth, and basically everything that makes a biological male present as male. But until the recent explosion of conversation ...

  9. Sexual differentiation in humans - Wikipedia

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    Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) causes the paramesonephric ducts to regress. Testosterone, which is secreted and converts the mesonephric ducts into male accessory structures, such as epididymis, vas deferens and seminal vesicle. Testosterone will also control the descending of the testes from the abdomen into the scrotum.