Abnormal androgen signaling in ovaries cause female infertility

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Abnormal androgen signaling in ovaries cause female infertility

Male sex hormones, such as testosterone, have well defined roles in male reproduction and prostate cancer. What may surprise many is that they also play an important role in female fertility. A new study finds that the presence and activity of male sex hormones in the ovaries helps regulate female fertility, likely by controlling follicle growth and development and preventing deterioration of follicles that contain growing eggs.

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Tags: Infertility, Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Prostate, Men's Health, Sex and Intimacy, Women's Health