Testosterone

Definition

testosterone /te'stɒstǝrǝƱn/ n [U] ေဝွးေစ့မွထြက္ေသာ ေဟာ္မုန္း ဓာတ္။

Examples

1. ‘Now while females don't have high levels of testosterone
2. they still do have levels of this hormone.’
3. ‘Science writer Bob Beale looks at some of the myths surrounding the male hormone testosterone.’
4. ‘Both red blood cells and testosterone drop as the body becomes fatigued
5. impairing performance.’
6. ‘Women wear the patch on their abdomen
7. where it gradually releases a dose of testosterone into the body through the skin.’
8. ‘A rush of testosterone and adrenaline buoys you through to the last rep of the last set.’
9. ‘Finally
10. the adrenal cortex produces the male sex hormone testosterone.’
11. ‘The male hormone
12. testosterone
13. also helps to keep the bones healthy.’
14. ‘The physiological consequences of taking testosterone and human growth hormone are not yet fully known.’
15. ‘It's caused by the male hormone testosterone fluctuating
16. and highs and lows are perfectly normal at his age.’
17. ‘They have more testosterone which gives them more explosive energy.’
18. ‘He may be exhausted
19. but the adrenaline
20. testosterone and venom coursing through his veins will see him through.’
21. ‘Following therapy
22. angina patients using testosterone could walk further and had fewer symptoms.’
23. ‘Hormone treatments are appropriate for those who have too little testosterone or too much prolactin in their blood.’
24. ‘Precisely how testosterone may trigger violence in the brain is a mystery.’
25. ‘The testicles are glands that produce sperm and the hormone testosterone.’
26. ‘Females naturally produce testosterone
27. but not in anything like quantities found in males.’
28. ‘In the longer term
29. it interferes with the production of the male hormone testosterone
30. which can reduce libido.’
31. ‘Anabolic steroids are drugs that are related to testosterone
32. a male hormone.’
33. ‘Men who have low levels of the male hormone
34. are also at a higher risk of osteoporosis.’
35. ‘There is evidence now that testosterone may be as useful as oestrogen in maintaining alertness.’