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When the body doesn't make enough of the hormones necessary for ovulation, the ovaries can develop cysts, which then make androgens, a hormone that men typically have higher amount of.
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Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
Androgenetic alopecia is also influenced by hormones, particularly androgens.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 6 Sep. 2024
High androgen levels in biological women are known as hyperandrogenism.
—Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 30 July 2024
Testosterone is just one of several hormones known as androgens.
—Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 30 July 2024
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Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
Androgenetic alopecia is also influenced by hormones, particularly androgens.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 6 Sep. 2024
High androgen levels in biological women are known as hyperandrogenism.
—Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 30 July 2024
Testosterone is just one of several hormones known as androgens.
—Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 30 July 2024
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“Androgen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/androgen. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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androgen
noun
an·dro·gen
ˈan-drə-jən 
: a male sex hormone (as testosterone)
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