Sentences with phrase «higher levels of the male hormone testosterone»

Not exact matches

In arguing for more research in physiology, he cited «a definitive health survey of nearly 4,500 Vietnam war veterans revealing that men with the highest levels of testosterone — a male sex hormone — were violent and impulsive, committed crimes, abused drugs, were promiscuous, beat their wives and had poor work records.

The team found single men in the group with the highest testosterone levels were the most likely to become fathers, suggesting that the male hormone is associated with attractiveness of men in the eyes of women.

His research shows that high levels of the male sex hormone testosterone in the womb affect a woman's ability to produce milk and to breast - feed.

Sure enough, males who bleated longer sported higher levels of testosterone and other «male» sex hormones than those with shorter bleats, the team reports online tomorrow in Biology Letters.

High levels of LH stimulate the production of excess androgens (male hormones, including testosterone), which suppress ovulation.

A 2003 study entitled «Effect of Training Status and Exercise Mode on Endogenous Steroid Hormones in Males» (20) discovered that compared to an endurance training group and sedentary group, the resistance training group had higher levels of luteinizing hormone, DHEA, cortisol, total and free testosterone and hematocrit.

Because DHEA is a male hormone, many of the symptoms of high levels of DHEA look very similar to high levels of testosterone in females.

One big reason men grow man boobs is because of high levels of the female hormone estrogen in the body, and / or low levels of the male hormone testosterone.

First recognized in 1935 by Stein and Leventhol for its relationship to menstrual disturbances, PCOS is characterized by high levels of androgens (male hormones such as testosterone) from the ovary and is associated with insulin resistance.

This, in turn, sends signals to your ovaries to pump out higher levels of male hormones, such as testosterone.

While excess body weight is a main contributing factor to sleep apnea, high levels of androgens (male hormones such as testosterone) seen in PCOS, are believed to play a role in affecting sleep receptors.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a common endocrine disorder among reproductive - aged women, is characterized with hyperandrogenism (high levels of male hormones, like testosterone) and ovulatory dysfunction.

Acne in PCOS women is related to high levels of male hormones like testosterone and its derivative, dihydrotestosterone (DHT)(they're called male hormones but all women have testosterone just like all men have estrogen).