Definition of androgen
: a male sex hormone (such as testosterone)
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She was born with androgen insensitivity syndrome, a condition that caused her to have external female anatomy and, internally, undescended testes instead of a uterus.
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The study, funded by IAAF and the World Anti-Doping Agency, and published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, analyzed more than 2,100 androgen samples from athletes participating in the 2011 and 2013 world championships.
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Colon, 27, tested positive for a selective androgen receptor modulator.
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On entering the U.S.D.B. in 2013, Manning requested access to the regimen of estrogen and anti-androgen drugs prescribed to people undergoing a male-to-female transition.
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Androgens derive from testosterone, and all females have some androgens naturally.
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The same thing that happens in professional wrestling, where androgen-loaded men growl at one another and rip through their shirts by flexing their chests.
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But sometimes a woman’s ovaries or adrenal glands produce excess androgens that can lead to PCOS.
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While designed to prevent pregnancy, these medications can also help regulate a woman’s menstrual cycle and reduce androgen levels.
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