androgen
androgen
Definition
an·dro·gen (an′drō jən, -drə-)
noun
a type of natural or artificial steroid that acts as a male sex hormone
an′·dro·gen′ic (-jen′ik) adjective
androgen
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- secrete: Only during the critical period is neuronal tissue sufficiently plastic to respond irreversibly to androgens secreted by the fetal or neonatal testis.
- circulate: Determining factors appear to be genetic predisposition coupled with the presence of sufficient circulating androgens.
- raise: Table 2: Treatments for other features of polycystic ovary syndrome PCOS feature Available treatment Comments Raised androgen ( male sex hormone ) level.
- produce: Healthy women normally produce androgens as well as cortisol.
- call: These are called Androgens and control the changes that occur during puberty as well as the production of sperm and the menstrual cycle.
Preposition: in
- woman: What are the effects of increased androgens in women?
Adjective modifier
- testicular: A genetic male will have female genitalia as a result of the deficient testicular androgens.
- male: However, there is a difference in the way that the male hormone androgen is metabolized ( processed ) between the sexes.
- excess: As previously described, CAH embryos are exposed to excess androgens from the first few weeks, right through until birth.
- exogenous: With large doses of exogenous androgens, spermatogenesis may be suppressed.
- adrenal: Also, some woman who have body fat can manufacture estrogens from their own adrenal androgens.
- increased: The increased androgen can originate from the ovaries, or the adrenal glands, or from medication.
Modifies a noun
- insensitivity: Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support A UK support site with information on this condition, including personal stories.
- ablation: The conventional surgical or medical androgen ablation therapy seems to have a similar response.
- receptor: The androgen receptor gene is the only known gene within this 1 Mb region.
- blockade: Combined androgen blockade should not be used routinely based on current evidence.
- deprivation: In prostate cancer patients, it may be used for patients with bone mineral loss associated with androgen deprivation.
- suppression: Most men would probably welcome a " drug holiday " and a rest from the adverse effects of androgen suppression.
Noun used with modifier
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