testosterone in women????

[sudu]

my cousin was telling me about a girl he knew who was told by doctors that she had more testosterone in her body than a regualr man. is this possible and if so how?

[Clanad]

Normal production of testosterone in women by their ovaries is essential. In fact, if the ovaries are removed for various reasons, testosterone replacement therapy is prescribed. This involves taking synthetic hormones. In today's women's body building contests, some women take the synthetic hormone. In doing so, they develop facial and body hair, deepened voices and other male characteristics. The end result can be very harmful to their health. Over production of the hormone can occur naturally for a variety of reasons, but is uncommon...

[joko]

i have a condition called pcos with means i have too much testosterone. it is certainly not rare but in most cases causes few problems other than hirsuitism, though it can be worse if the levels are higher