Sex hormones are steroid hormones that are mainly produced by the testes or the ovaries. Sex hormones are responsible for controlling reproductive function and sexual development. Estrogens and progestins are female sex hormones and androgens are male sex hormones.
See also
- 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors
- androgens and anabolic steroids
- contraceptives
- estrogens
- gonadotropin releasing hormones
- gonadotropins
- hormone replacement therapy
- miscellaneous sex hormones
- progestins
- sex hormone combinations
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