sex hormone
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- noun
- /sɛks ˈhɔrmoʊn/
- Specialized
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hormona sexual
- The body's production of sex hormones is essential for regulating reproductive functions.
So cross sex hormones would be introducing the primary sex hormones of the opposite sex.
- So cross sex hormones would be introducing the primary sex hormones of the opposite sex.
- By means nobody's figured out yet, it can increase the level of the sex hormone progesterone.
- So it helps shuttle estrogen and other sex hormones what they are needed.
- Puberty blockers, cross sex hormones, surgeries.
- But we also know it works this way not just for sex hormones, but for sex itself.
- So if you're insulin resistant, you're going to throw those sex hormones off, OK.
- It is a protein that binds to sex hormones.
- It is known to increase free testosterone by reducing sex hormone binding globulin.
- They're environmental sensors, They're electrical plants, and they're building factories that can make sex hormones.
- Those are the the cells that are putting out sex hormones.
Examples
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The sex hormone testosterone is responsible for the development of male sexual characteristics.
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Decreases in progesterone and estrogen, a woman's two main sex hormones, are the first shift into menopause.
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Can you give me details about your current and historical sex hormone production?
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And because of our sex hormones, we are, we require more rest and recovery.
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Remember now, testosterone is a sex hormone, and women have it too, though in much, much lower levels.
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Sex hormones and sexual activity are likely to be recognized as major factors in the emerging model of depression.
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Of course, all of these sex hormones seem to become significantly disrupted when sleep becomes of short quantity or poor quality.
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And it's true that the brain is influenced by sex hormones, just as the genitals are.
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Testosterone is the principal sex hormone in males, which is primarily secreted by the testicles.
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A study found that fluctuations in sex hormones can affect mood and behavior in both men and women.
Synonyms
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A male sex hormone made in the testes that causes body changes at puberty
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A hormone made mainly by the ovaries that helps develop and keep female body features
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A male sex hormone made in the testicles that causes male body changes
A hormone like testosterone that makes boys and men develop male body features
A chemical made from cholesterol that controls growth and development of sex organs
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is transparently built from 'sex' (biological male/female) + 'hormone' (a glandular chemical) and thus denotes a hormone affecting sexual development or characteristics. This is a regular noun-noun compound pattern common cross-linguistically (e.g., Spanish 'hormona sexual') and would be predictable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Sex hormone comes from the words sex and hormone. Scientists called them this because these hormones send chemical messages that help the body grow 'sex' organs and features like a beard or breasts, so sex hormone means a chemical in the body that controls those changes.