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Male hormone responsible for sexual desire and for regulating a number of body functions.
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Sometimes shortened to "T." An androgenic hormone responsible for producing masculine secondary sex characteristics such as facial hair growth, deepening of the voice, increased body hair growth, and increased muscle development. Testosterone therapy is administered to FTMs to induce the presence of masculine secondary sex characteristics. To learn more about hormones and the body, click here. To learn more about testosterone therapy basics for FTMs, click here.
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| testosterone |
the male sex hormone, secreted by the testes but also synthesised in small quantities in the adrenal glands. Testosterone is necessary in the foetus for the development of male genitalia, and increased levels of testosterone at puberty result in the further growth of genitalia and the development of male secondary sex characteristics such as facial hair.
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| testosterone |
The most potent male sex hormone, produced in the testicles.
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Is primarily a male hormone produced by the testicles which is responsible for the development and the release of sperm, male physical characteristics and sexual drive. Small amounts of testosterone are also produced in women by the ovaries and the adrenal glands.
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