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What is androgen?
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Male sex hormones : Male sex hormones produced by the testes(main production site ) and adrenal gland (in small quantities).Adrenal glands are small glands one on either sitting on top of kidneys. These hormones are important for development of male characteristics- including voice changes. The same hormones are produced in small qunatities by ovaries and adrenals in females , but in excess cause android (methyltestosterone) changes
Answered 4/24/2013
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