Category: Steroid Hormones

Adrenal Tumors – Types, Diagnosis & Questions

So this topic is about adrenal tumors and some of the really common questions that they actually test on step 1 and Nclex. So before anything starts off on, just the basics of physiology, what we have here is the pituitary gland and what the pituitary gland does is that it releases hormones, one of…
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Androstenedione

Androstenedione is a weak androgen steroid hormone and is an antecedent of testosterone. This hormone causes increased production of testosterone and results in dramatically enhanced athletic performance, helps to build muscle, results in reduced body fat, increases the energy of the body, keeps red blood cells of the body healthy, and enhances sexual desire and…
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