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    Glossary Androgen Exposure

    body's interaction with male sex hormones like testosterone

    Androgen exposure refers to the body's interaction with androgens, which are male sex hormones like testosterone. These hormones play a crucial role in the development of male characteristics and can influence hair growth patterns, potentially leading to conditions like androgenetic alopecia (male or female pattern baldness). For professionals, understanding androgen exposure is essential for diagnosing and treating hair loss and other androgen-related conditions.

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    1. Preservation of Fertility in Transgender Men on Long-Term Testosterone Therapy: A Systematic Review of Oocyte Retrieval Outcomes During and After Exogenous Androgen Exposure Transgender Health · 2022 · 16 citations
    2. Polycystic ovary syndrome is associated with anogenital distance, a marker of prenatal androgen exposure Human Reproduction · 2017 · 32 citations
    3. Effects of the prenatal and postnatal nurturing environment on the phenotype and gut microbiota of mice with polycystic ovary syndrome induced by prenatal androgen exposure: a cross-fostering study Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · 2024 · 3 citations
    4. Digit-length ratios (2D:4D) as a phenotypic indicator of in utero androgen exposure is not prognostic for androgenic alopecia: a descriptive-analytic study of 1200 Iranian men Dermatology Reports · 2016 · 3 citations
    5. In vivo and in vitro exposure to free fatty acids induce increased androgen production in animal models: a potential pathogenic factor of the polycystic ovary syndrome Fertility and Sterility · 2008
    6. Effects of in Utero Exposure to Finasteride on Androgen-Dependent Reproductive Development in the Male Rat Toxicological Sciences · 2003 · 118 citations
    7. Postmenopausal virilization after spousal use of topical androgens Fertility and Sterility · 2007 · 20 citations
    8. Pesticides Exposure and Risk of Hypospadias InTech eBooks · 2011
    9. Early embryonic exposure of freshwater gastropods to pharmaceutical 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors results in a surprising open-coiled “banana-shaped” shell Scientific reports · 2019 · 13 citations
    10. Effects of <i>In Utero</i> Exposure to D-004, a Lipid Extract from <i>Roystonea regia</i> Fruits, in the Male Rat: A Comparison with Finasteride Journal of Medicinal Food · 2011 · 8 citations
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    10. Dutasteride: More Than a DHT Reducer – A Potential Androgen Receptor Inhibitor? Reddit · 20 Dec 2024
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