Female androgens are derived from either the adrenal and peripheral conversion of the adrenal sex steroid precursor, dehydroepiandrosterone, or from direct ovarian production. Adrenal ...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormonal disorder that affects millions of women worldwide. One of the most ...

Understanding the intricacies of androgen metabolism is vital to finding therapeutic targets, particularly with progression of advanced prostate cancer after initial hormone therapy, where adrenal ...

In CAH, the absence of a critical enzyme allows a 46,XX fetus to produce androgens, resulting in ambiguous external genitals. A CAH individual may have an oversized clitoris and fused labia.

Gonadotropin inhibition also has the effect of reducing the androgen production of ovarian theca cells and adrenal gland. An additional antiandrogenic effect of estrogens comes from their ...

New research indicates that a natural compound found in the skin of grapes, blueberries and raspberries has the potential to ...