hormones responsible for producing sex characteristics and controlling sexual functions
The hormones responsible for regulation of reproduction and for the development of the male and female sexual characteristics. Sex hormones are produced chiefly by the gonads (ovaries in women, testes in men). Estrogens and progestational hormones are described as female sex hormones, androgens as male sex hormones.
The hormones that 'make' us male and female and control the production of eggs in women and sperm in men. The female sex hormones are oestrogen and progesterone. The male sex hormone is testosterone. Some cancers use sex hormones to help them grow. So, for these cancers, treatments can be aimed at stopping the body making sex hormones. This can cause menopausal side effects for women and hot flushes and impotence for men.
hormones that cause sexual characteristics to develop
a generic term to cover male and female sex hormones produced by testis, ovary and adrenal gland.
Hormones that are found in higher quantities in one sex than in the other. Male sex hormones are the androgens, which include testosterone; and the female sex hormones are the estrogens and progesterone.
A group of steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex. Hormones that are produced in the gonads and promoted development and maintainence of the secondary sex characteristics and structures, prepare the female for pregnancy, and aid in development of gametes. Males produce testosterone, while females produce estrogen and progesterone.
Hormones that determine male and female characteritics. Control the production of eggs in women and sperm in men. The female sex hormones are oestrogen and progesterone. The male sex hormone (or androgen) is testosterone. Some sex hormones cause cancers to grow. So, for these cancers, treatments are aimed at stopping the body making sex hormones.
those hormones secreted by the reproductive glands of the body.
chemical messengers (such as testosterone, estrogen and progesterone), which regulate sexual functioning and contribute to the biological differences between men and women.
Any of various hormones, such as estrogen and androgen, affecting the growth or function of the reproductive organs, the development of secondary sex characteristics, and the behavioral patterns.
steroid hormones produced by the gonads of both, male and the female and capable of stimulating the growth and function of the accessory sex organs and having an influence on the psychologic aspects of sexual expression
substances produced by the testes, ovaries and adrenal glands in different quantities in females and males which promote bodily sexual characteristics. Certain hormones artificially taken by men can grow breasts. Other hormones taken by women can grow facial hair and lower the voice.