21. But what was striking to me is how reliant computer worms have become on male hormones. 22. By comparison, the male hormone testosterone is known to enlarge the jaw and to thicken the brow and upper bridge of the nose. 23. Certainly his male hormones have in every other way turned him into a man. 24. Epitestosterone is a hormone similar in structure to testosterone, but does not function as a male hormone. 25. Female fetuses with CAH have a genetic defect that causes them to be flooded with male hormones in the womb. 26. Finasteride combats hair loss by blocking the conversion of the male hormone testosterone to DHT, or dihydrotestosterone, which turns big, healthy hair follicles into wimps. 27. Finasteride works by inhibiting production of dihydrotestosterone, or DHT, a potent form of the male hormone testosterone that contributes to male pattern baldness. 28. Hall and his doctors say that because of his struggle with testicular cancer, he needs the injections to maintain normal levels of the male hormone in his body. 29. He had himself surgically castrated to halt the production of testosterone, which is produced by the testes, because that male hormone fuels prostate cancer growth. 30. He speculates that levels of the male hormone plunged in tens of thousands of Braves fans after the disappointments of the past few years. |