Testosterone

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Broader Terms

androgen

Facts

• The male hormone, made primarily in the testes.
• Testosterone is responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics and functioning of the male reproductive organs.
• If testosterone is low, muscle development and beard growth may be reduced, and sexual interest lowered.
• During fetal development, testosterone is necessary to form male genital organs.

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