Recent Examples on the WebAromatase is an enzyme involved in the conversion of androgens to estrogens.—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023 That tells us androgen therapy and activation of androgen receptors counteracts estrogen receptor signaling.—Angus Chen, STAT, 8 Mar. 2023 Stress: Your body secretes more androgens than usual if you are stressed.—Jacqueline Andriakos, Health, 25 Aug. 2023 The report also pointed to drugs promoted on TikTok that are popular in fitness communities and considered similar to steroids — peptides and selective androgen receptor modulators, or SARMs.—Huiling Zhou, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2023 Hormone therapy: Birth control pills may reduce hormonal acne by limiting the effects of androgens.—Jacqueline Andriakos, Health, 25 Aug. 2023 Hormones called androgens are primarily to blame for significant hair loss; specifically, an androgen called dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which the body creates from its total supply of testosterone each day.—Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023 Discovery and therapeutic promise of selective androgen receptor modulators.—The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 July 2023 Selective androgen receptor modulators: the future of androgen therapy?—The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 July 2023 See More
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The term was apparently introduced in a short article "The Nomenclature of 'Male Hormones'" by the American Medical Society's Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry, published in the Journal of the American Medical Society, vol. 107, no. 3 (July 18, 1936), p. 212.
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