Sex Hormones, sometimes also called sex steroids, are hormones that have an impact on the reproductive function. They include 3 classes of hormones, the androgens (also called “male” sex hormones), and the estrogens and progesterones (also called “female” sex hormones”).
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- Hammes S.R. et al. Impact of estrogens in males and androgens in females. J Clin Invest. 2019;129(5):1818–1826. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6486327/
- Hormone Health Network (Endocrine Society). Testosterone and Androgens. https://www.hormone.org/your-health-and-hormones/glands-and-hormones-a-to-z/hormones/testosterone (accessed 8. August 2020)
- Hormone Health Network (Endocrine Society). What is Estrogen? https://www.hormone.org/your-health-and-hormones/glands-and-hormones-a-to-z/hormones/estrogen (accessed 8. August 2020)
