Androgen

Word ANDROGEN
Character 8
Hyphenation androgen
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Definitions and meanings of "Androgen"

What do we mean by androgen?

A steroid hormone, such as testosterone or androsterone, that controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics. noun

A hormone, such as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes development and maintenance of typical male sexual characteristics. They are mostly produced in the testes. noun

The generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids. noun

Male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics noun

The generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.

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The word "androgen" in example sentences

This hormone is called an androgen because it occurs in higher levels in men. ❋ The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective (2005)

Short-term androgen suppression produces inferior survival compared with long-term androgen suppression in the treatment of locally advanced prostate cancer, according to the results of a study published in the ❋ Unknown (2009)

When these sebaceous glands are stimulated by a hormone called androgen, these glands go into hyper mode and start producing excess oil ❋ Unknown (2008)

But a new study by physicians at Fox Chase Cancer Center shows that men over age 70 with high-risk prostate cancer lived longer and experienced increases in PSA less frequently when treated with long-term androgen deprivation therapy. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Conventional wisdom was that once a patient relapsed, the so-called androgen receptors—structures that protrude from tumor cells like a lock to attract the testosterone "key" that activates them and promotes tumor growth—were no longer driving the disease. ❋ Ron Winslow (2012)

MDV3100 is the first in a new class of medicines called androgen receptor signaling inhibitors, and is an oral, once-daily drug. ❋ Peter Loftus (2011)

THE QUESTION A widely prescribed treatment for prostate cancer, called androgen deprivation therapy, involves reducing levels of androgens - male sex hormones, such as testosterone - that circulate in the blood. ❋ Post (2010)

To take just one example: individuals with XY chromosomes and a condition called androgen insensitivity syndrome, which makes their bodies insensitive to testosterone have the anatomies of women and, moreover, are often what Natalie Angier calls ❋ Warnke, Georgia (2008)

Newswise — A popular prostate cancer treatment called androgen deprivation therapy may encourage prostate cancer cells to produce a protein that makes them more likely to spread throughout the body, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. ❋ GreenFertility (2007)

Drugs to suppress production of the male hormone testosterone, known as androgen suppression therapy AST, are a mainstay of treatment for advanced prostate cancer, write the authors. ❋ Larry Husten (2011)

MDV3100 is one of a new class of drugs, known as androgen inhibitors, designed to interfere with the ability of testosterone to bind to prostate cancer cells. ❋ Unknown (2012)

So-called androgen deprivation therapy, or ADT, has been the standard of treatment for men with more aggressive, high-risk prostate cancers. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Hormone therapy for prostate cancer, also known as androgen deprivation therapy or androgen ablation therapy, involves the reduction of male hormones in the body, according to the American Cancer Society. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sadar has spent many years looking for new drugs to help men who suffer relapses when their cancer becomes resistant to what's called androgen ablation therapy: surgical or drug treatment meant to stop production of male hormones (testosterone) that fuel tumour growth. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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