sex hormone

sex hormone
sex hormone n a steroid hormone (as estradiol, progesterone, androstenedione, or testosterone) that is produced esp. by the ovaries, testes, or adrenal cortex and that exerts estrogenic, progestational, or androgenic activity on the growth or function of the reproductive organs or on the development of secondary sex characteristics

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any steroid hormone, produced mainly by the ovaries or testes, that is responsible for controlling sexual development and reproductive function. oestrogen and progesterone are the female sex hormones; androgen are the male sex hormones.

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