Sex hormone
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| - | '''Human body shape''' is a complex phenomenon with sophisticated detail and function. The general shape or figure of a person is defined mainly by skeletal structure, [[muscle]]s and fat. Skeletal structure grows and changes only up to the point at which a human [[Growth hormone|reaches adulthood]] and remains essentially the same for rest of his or her life. During [[puberty]], differentiation of the male and female body occurs for the purposes of [[reproduction]]. In adult humans, [[muscle]] mass may change due to exercise, and fat distribution may change due to [[Sex hormones|hormone]] fluctuations. Inherited genes play a large part in the development of body shape. | + | '''Sex steroids''', also known as '''gonadal steroids''', are [[steroid hormone]]s that interact with [[vertebrate]] [[androgen]] or [[estrogen]] [[receptor (biochemistry)|receptor]]s. |
| - | Body shape has effects on body [[Human positions|posture]] and [[Gait (human)|gait]], and has a major role in [[physical attraction]] between opposite sexes. This is because a body's shape implies an individual's hormone levels during puberty, which implies fertility, and it also indicates current levels of [[sex hormones]]. A pleasing shape also implies good [[health]] and [[Physical fitness|fitness]] of the body. The art of [[figure drawing]] defines [[body proportions]] that are considered ideal. | + | ==Types== |
| - | == See also == | + | |
| - | * [[Anthropometry]] | + | |
| - | * [[Body image]] | + | Sex steroids include: |
| - | * [[Body volume index]] | + | *[[Androgen]]s: |
| - | * [[Female body shape]] | + | **[[Anabolic steroid]]s |
| - | * [[Human positions]] (postures) | + | **[[Androstenedione]] |
| - | * [[Human gait]] (walking style etc.) | + | **[[Dehydroepiandrosterone]] |
| - | * [[Human physical appearance]] | + | **[[Dihydrotestosterone]] |
| - | * [[Human skeleton]] | + | **[[Testosterone]] |
| - | * [[Somatotype]] | + | |
| + | *[[Estrogen]]s: | ||
| + | **[[Estradiol]] | ||
| + | **[[Estriol]] | ||
| + | **[[Estrone]] | ||
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| + | *[[Progestagen]]s: | ||
| + | **[[Progesterone]] | ||
| + | **[[Progestins striker]] | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Androgen insensitivity syndrome]] | ||
| + | * [[Klinefelter's syndrome]] | ||
| + | * [[Sex-hormone therapy]] | ||
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Sex steroids, also known as gonadal steroids, are steroid hormones that interact with vertebrate androgen or estrogen receptors.
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Sex steroids include:
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