What does estrogen and androgen mean

People often see the words estrogen in various news reports, books and magazines, but there are still many people who don’t understand what estrogen and androgen mean. Estrogen and androgen are hormones produced in the bodies of men and women. People mainly use estrogen and androgen to promote the development of secondary sexual characteristics. This shows the importance of estrogen and androgen to people. You can read the following content for details.

1. What is estrogen

What is estrogen? Estrogen is a hormone produced by the female ovaries and placenta, and a small amount of estrogen is produced by the adrenal cortex. The ovaries begin to secrete estrogen when female children enter puberty. The secretion of estrogen can promote the development of the vagina, uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries themselves, and at the same time, the endometrium proliferates and produces menstruation. Estrogen also has the functions of promoting the increase of subcutaneous fat, promoting and maintaining female reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics, etc. Low or high estrogen levels may induce some gynecological diseases, such as uterine fibroids, breast hyperplasia, infertility, etc.

2. What is androgen

Androgens, also known as male hormones, are hormones that maintain normal sexual desire and reproductive function. Lack of male hormones can cause many health problems. Androgens can regulate the distribution and composition percentage of human adipose tissue and inhibit the increase or buildup of body fat. Low testosterone levels can cause obesity, abdominal fat accumulation, and other metabolic diseases are likely to follow

1. The role of androgen in promoting the development of primary sexual characteristics includes promoting the enlargement of testicles and the thickness of penis; the role of secondary sexual characteristics includes promoting the appearance of body hair, voice change, and protrusion of Adam's apple. If there is no male hormone or the secretion of male hormone is too low, the development of sexual organs and the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics will be delayed, and even physical abnormalities may occur.

2. Male hormones stimulate sexual desire and increase sexual excitement by affecting the sexual nerve center and stimulating the reproductive organs. If there is no or too little male hormone, a person's sexual desire will decrease, and it is easy to cause sexual dysfunction such as impotence. Testosterone deficiency can lead to a decline in overall health in middle-aged and older men.

3. Androgens can accelerate the synthesis of various proteins in the body, including promoting the synthesis of immunoglobulins and improving the body's immunity. As a result, the human body develops well-developed muscles and a strong body. Male hormones can also improve the hematopoietic function of the male body's bones and make the bone marrow produce more red blood cells.