So men have a lot of testosterone (male hormone) and as I understand it... a little oestrogen - the predominant female hormone. Testosterone is made in our testicles... but where do we men, get oestrogen from?
If women have some testosterone but no testicles (LOL ~ at least none that I've met so far)... where did they get that testosterone from?
2007-12-06 23:46:54 · 8 answers · asked by Icy Gazpacho 6 in Health ➔ Men's Health
The adrenal glands release the androgens (testosterone) in much less quantity in both males and females. The testes are the main producers of testosterone in males and ovaries are the main producers of Testosterone in females but in much less quantities.
Link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testerone
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/A/Adrenals.html#androgens.
Oestrogen is mainly produced by ovariers in females, there are other sources also like placenta, corpos luteum, liver, adrenal glands, and breasts. So males get their oestrogen or estrogen primarily from testes also, a bit from the liver and adrenal glands.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrogen
http://www.emcom.ca/primer/estrogen.shtml
2007-12-07 01:57:23 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Some estrogens are also produced in smaller amounts by other tissues such as the liver, adrenal glands, and the breasts.
In men, the main sexual hormone is testosterone. This is made mainly in the testicles. The level of testosterone rises at puberty to 30 times the level it was previously. Men normally also have a small amount of oestrogen; at puberty, it rises to only three times the level it was before. This often makes the breast tissue grow slightly in teenage boys (see below), but eventually the high levels of testosterone take over completely and prevent the oestrogen having any further effect on the breast.
Obesity is a common cause. If you are overweight, the breasts will of course be larger because they are more fatty. In addition, fat produces oestrogen which stimulates breast development.
2007-12-07 09:30:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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So men have a lot of testosterone (male hormone) and as I understand it... a little oestrogen - the predominant female hormone. Testosterone is made in our testicles... but where do we men, get oestrogen from?
If women have some testosterone but no testicles (LOL ~ at least none that I've...
2015-08-16 14:47:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I don't agree. I'm gay. Been gay since I was 6 years old. Even although at that age I did not now what homosexuality was, I was strongly attracted to boys my age. I was a normal boy into boyish things and loved getting dirty. In my teens my artistic flair starting to become apparent and in my late teens I did go through a camp stage, but that was just a part of expressing who I was. I believe that our sexual orientation is genetic. I cannot accept that the same hormone, estrogen or other imbalance in the womb, affecting millions of women over the centuries and across the world is the reason for being gay. The odds just do not add up. Genetics on the other hand are more believable, because much of what and who we are stem from our parents and ancestors. And genes can lay dormant for generations before they pop up. Your situation is somewhat different to being gay. Your feminine tastes may have some hormonal link, but contrary to popular opinion, most gay guys grow up as boys liking boy stuff. Yes, some grow up liking girly stuff, just like you, but they are gay. You are not. (Although I'm not sure what you mean by your comment about on the borderline). Just my input. Good on yer for being who you are.
2016-03-13 06:39:38 · answer #4 · answered by Ilana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where Is Estrogen Produced
2016-11-10 05:26:37 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A chemical process called aromatization produces estrogen in men from androstenedione (androsterone) and testosterone (often fat in a man’s potbelly are causing him to lose his testosterone and gain estrogen).
In females testosterone is the precursor of estrogen in the ovaries.
2007-12-07 00:25:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gonna guess: Phylogeny repiticulates ontogeny! We're born with it!
2007-12-07 12:41:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Momma said testosterone comes from little rays of sunshine that come down when your feeling blue.
2007-12-07 07:37:58 · answer #8 · answered by Art 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
just did a search . female testosterone is produced in the overies and the adreanal glands
2007-12-06 23:54:44 · answer #9 · answered by Chris E 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All men have a little estrogen in them. its produced in the same place.
2007-12-07 03:41:28 · answer #10 · answered by Bunny 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋