How to Use androgen in a Sentence

androgen

noun
  • But prostate cancer cells can evolve to produce their own androgens.
    — Marc B. Garnick, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
  • This can cause small cysts to form on the ovaries, which secret androgens, such as testosterone.
    — Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
  • When those androgens are reduced or blocked, the cancer stops growing.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
  • Dark, coarse hairs can pop up in unwanted spots like the face, back, and chest if the body produces too much androgen.
    — Kathleen Felton, Health, 5 July 2023
  • This is because some cancer cells may still respond to low androgen levels.
    — Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 18 Apr. 2025
  • High androgen levels can present as acne, excess face and body hair, and thinning scalp hair.
    — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Many prostate cancers rely on hormones called androgens as fuel for their growth.
    — Jason P. Joseph, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
  • Stress produces more androgens, which are linked with the production of more sebum.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025
  • In the studies, two-thirds of the men took one of the androgen receptor inhibitors, while a third took a placebo.
    — Pam Belluck, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Some men use very high doses of testosterone or other androgens for muscle building.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 June 2023
  • Testosterone is just one of several hormones known as androgens.
    — Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • That’s when your doctor might recommend adding in an androgen blocker such as spironalactone.
    — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 27 Dec. 2021
  • High levels of the hormone androgen may result in excess facial and body hair, which is called hirsutism.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 17 Sep. 2024
  • These foods and drinks may spur your body to produce androgens, which can interfere with your menstrual cycle.
    — Suzannah Weiss, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2019
  • At the same time, vellus hair follicles in the crotch area become sensitive to those androgens.
    — Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen, 9 Oct. 2017
  • High levels of the hormone androgen may result in excess facial and body hair, called hirsutism.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Shifts in androgen levels can shrink your scalp follicles, leading to finer hair on your scalp and coarser hair on your face.
    — Brandi Jones, Health, 5 June 2026
  • Estrogen and androgens are the main players.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
  • The excessive hair growth in young teens usually happens due to high levels of male hormones called androgens.
    — Dr. Manny Alvarez, Fox News, 6 June 2017
  • See, during puberty, the body amps up its levels of androgens, a group of hormones that includes testosterone.
    — Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen, 9 Oct. 2017
  • So testosterone levels in the bloodstream are low, but the androgen prevents [men] from feeling the effects of low testosterone.
    — Kate Morgan, The Cut, 3 Apr. 2018
  • For adults with ovaries, androgen levels remain constant throughout their most of their menstrual cycle.
    — Angela Palmer, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2024
  • As these hormones drop, the body stimulates the production of male hormones, like androgens, which can shrink hair follicles.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Aromatase is an enzyme involved in the conversion of androgens to estrogens.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Insulin resistance can cause your ovaries to make too many androgens, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    — Mary Claire Lagroue, SELF, 23 Apr. 2019
  • But sometimes a woman’s ovaries or adrenal glands produce excess androgens that can lead to PCOS.
    — Dr. Manny Alvarez, Fox News, 12 May 2017
  • Those are irregular periods, high levels of androgens, and ovaries with multiple cysts.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
  • All that insulin triggers your ovaries to pump out extra androgens, leading to PCOS symptoms.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 20 May 2025
  • Low-fat dairy Low-fat milk, yogurt, and other dairy products may contain androgens, male hormones that get left in when fat is removed, says Tolbert.
    — Suzannah Weiss, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2019
  • However, people with PCOS often have an excess of androgen in their body.
    — Heidi Cope, Health, 10 Oct. 2024

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