A member asked:

Just curious because it crossed my mind i'm pregnant with a baby boy. does that mean i have testosterone in my body?

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All : All men and women have testosterone and Estrogens in their bodies - pregnant or not. The hormones are just present at different ratio levels depending on gender. Men have more testosterone than estrogen and women have more estrogen than testosterone. Since you are pregnant with a baby boy, you do have slightly higher levels of testosterone than you would by not being pregnant, but pregnancy also causes much higher levels of estrogen, too, so you won't be growing a beard any time soon. The ratio is generally more important than the absolute level. I hope this helps!

Answered 10/3/2016

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Dr. Gurney Pearsall answered

Specializes in Anti-Aging Medicine

Supportive Facts: The estimated 5th and 95th percentiles for a 30-year-old non-pregnant woman were: testosterone, 15-46 ng/dl (520-1595 pmol/l) maternal serum testosterone concentrations increase during pregnancy and are three to four times higher than umbilical cord serum concentrations; maternal values are 100 to 140 ng/dl (3.5 to 4.8 nmol/l) and cord values average 33.5 ng/dl (1.2 nmol/l).

Answered 2/27/2013

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