2006-11-17 13:16:05 · 13 answers · asked by Link 4 in Health ➔ Men's Health
It is produced in very small amounts as a by-product of the testosterone conversion process. There are certain proteins that are rather friendly to it during the coversion and so therefor produce the amount men need. It tends to rise as men age.
2006-11-17 13:25:40 · answer #1 · answered by hopflower 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of people have given different answers, so maybe you want to check it in the internet (I recommend wikipedia) so you will be sure which answer is the most accurate.
As far as I know, strogen is an hormone present in both males and females, but its is more quantities in females
Males produce strogens too, and they do it because a key enzime called aromatase, that converts testosterone (the "male hormone") to strogens; and this enzime is in great concentrations in the adipose tissue (however you can find it in other tissues, for example in the zona fascicular and reticular of the adrenal gland). Thats the reason, for example, that some obese males in the future develop ginecomastia (enlarged chest and nipples).
This enzime is present in females too and have the same function and importance.
Hope be useful
2006-11-17 21:33:15 · answer #2 · answered by G square 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Men get oestrogen from the food that they eat and a minute amount that is secreted normaly in the body.Men are getting more and more of the hormone because it is fed to the livestock and is becoming a problem in certain parts of the world.
I do love the answer put forward by Bullet Head,"they marry it"nice one.
2006-11-17 21:28:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Easy... they are actually born with it. Also, females have testosterone in their body for the same reason. Before the egg becomes either male or female, it has both hormones inside it. They are left-over in small amounts after the sex of the egg is determined. There is no set amount, and some people have more or less of one or the other, and this is normal. These hormones do not dissapear, and do not need to be continuously produced in order for them to make a difference in the body.
2006-11-17 21:23:33 · answer #4 · answered by Frank R. 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is produced in very small
amounts as a by-product of the testosterone conversion process. In
fact, balanced levels of estrogen in men are essential to encourage a
healthy libido, improved brain function, protect the heart and
strengthen the bones . . . high levels of estrogen can cause reduced
levels of testosterone, fatigue, loss of muscle tone, increased body
fat, loss of libido and sexual function and an enlarged prostate.
2006-11-17 21:30:17 · answer #5 · answered by newfangled_04 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In human males, the testosterone they produce , is converted to estrogen by enzymes primarlily within fatty tissues (adipose).
And as men age, this conversion intensifies, and more & more of the testosterone becomes estrogen. that's one reason guys go impotent in mid-life and later. There are other reasons, like hardening of the penile artery. Poor blood flow into the penis. yes, men go into their ANDROPAUSE change of life. ANd it SUCKS!!!!!
this is the truth. God gives you some good years, you look real good & feel real good - and then He takes it all away.
so enjoy your youth.
2006-11-17 21:20:42 · answer #6 · answered by blackbird 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Estrogen is found in fat. Males an females have estrogen but males have a lot more testosterone and that makes you forget everything else.
2006-11-17 21:19:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
males only have a very smalm amout of estrogen which comes from the X chromosomes he gets from his mother.
2006-11-17 21:22:00 · answer #8 · answered by Water's Away 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
estrogen is a product of testosterone process stimulation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testosterone
2006-11-17 21:22:48 · answer #9 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is oestrogen????
2006-11-17 21:17:32 · answer #10 · answered by Troy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋