11. Androstenedione is a synthetic form of a male hormone that occurs naturally in the body and is converted to testosterone. 12. Andro is a synthetic form of a male hormone that occurs naturally in the body and is converted to testosterone. 13. Androstenedione is called a precursor to testosterone, the male hormone, because it is converted to testosterone in the body. 14. Androgens are male hormones that stimulate oil production, helping to clog hair follicles and allowing the bacteria that cause acne to inflame the skin. 15. At high doses, DHEA can cause excess hair growth and perhaps other side effects brought on by a higher level of the primary male hormone. 16. Bette is, in fact, Edith Evans on a male hormone regimen. 17. A peptide drug, it eliminated the surge of testosterone, the major male hormone that promotes the growth of prostate tumors. 18. A man whose ring finger is much longer than his index finger tends to have higher levels of the male hormone testosterone and be more fertile. 19. But David Handelsman, an expert on male hormones at the University of Sydney, is more cautious. 20. But in many men and women, hair follicles eventually wimp out, probably because of the effect of male hormones called androgens. |