The inner core of the adrenal gland secretes adrenaline, or epinephrine, which regulates blood pressure and heart rate. The outer layer of the adrenal gland produces three important types of steroid hormones: corticosteroids, mineralocortioids and...
Adrenal hyperplasia is a genetic condition that may affect males or females. It causes the adrenal glands, located just above the kidneys, to produce abnormally high levels of sex hormones--androgens--and cortisol--a stress-related hormone. Dr....
The adrenal glands produce three types of steroid hormones: corticosteroids ("stress hormones"), androgens and mineralocorticoids. Steroid production occurs in steps; for example, progesterone can be made into the corticosteroids cortisol or...
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), "intersex [hermaphrodite] is a group of conditions where there is a discrepancy between the external genitals and the internal genitals [the testes and ovaries.]" Hermaphrodite is derived from...
Testosterone is typically thought of as a male hormone though it’s produced by both men and women. In men, who produce much larger amounts of the hormone, it leads to development of the uniquely male physical and sexual characteristics,...
