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  2. Androgen - Wikipedia

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    Androgens are synthesized in the testes, the ovaries, and the adrenal glands. Androgens increase in both males and females during puberty. [3] The major androgen in males is testosterone. [4] Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and androstenedione are of equal importance in male development. [4] DHT in utero causes differentiation of the penis, scrotum ...

  3. The Ins & Outs of Male Pattern Baldness - AOL

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    Research shows that male androgenetic alopecia is the most common form of hair loss in men, affecting as much as 30 to 50 percent of men by age 50. But age isn’t the only factor involved in ...

  4. 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.

  5. Testosterone poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Antonia Feitz protested the use of the expression in a 1999 essay in the Australian Daily Issues Paper, calling it hate speech. [15]Beth Gallagher's Salon.com essay "Road Sows", which discussed sports utility vehicles, asserted that "Not long ago, if you found yourself being tailed within an inch of your life by one of these monsters, you could be reasonably sure that testosterone poisoning ...

  6. Androgenetic Alopecia: Everything to Know About Male ... - AOL

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    More specifically, androgenetic alopecia is caused by a genetic sensitivity to an androgen called DHT. Your body creates DHT as a byproduct of testosterone, the main androgen hormone in the male ...

  7. Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS) is an AIS condition that results in the complete inability of the cell to respond to androgens. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] As such, the insensitivity to androgens is only clinically significant when it occurs in individuals who are exposed to significant amounts of testosterone at some point in their lives ...

  8. Exercise and androgen levels - Wikipedia

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    Skeletal muscle androgen receptor expression increases with acute exercise in correlation to free testosterone. [24] When comparing men and women in the 30-, 50-, and 70-year age groups, young and middle aged men showed increased testosterone after exercise, with the latter also having increased cortisol. Elderly men showed no change. [25]

  9. Hyperandrogenism - Wikipedia

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    Hyperandrogenism is a medical condition characterized by high levels of androgens.It is more common in women than men. [4] Symptoms of hyperandrogenism may include acne, seborrhea, hair loss on the scalp, increased body or facial hair, and infrequent or absent menstruation.