Patient's question:
What is male hormone and what role does it play? If it is too high, what should be paid attention to in diet?Doctor's answer:
Hello: The testes secrete male hormones, so some people also call male hormones "male hormones."Although male hormones are present in both men and women, they are most representative in men.
Their main functions include stimulating the development and maturation of male accessory sex organs, maintaining normal sexual desire, promoting the maturation of sperm, promoting protein synthesis and the growth of skeletal muscle, making muscles; inhibiting the increase of body fat, stimulating the production of red blood cells and the growth of long bones; promoting the formation of secondary sexual characteristics. For example, at the age of 11–12, the Adam's apple begins to enlarge and gradually becomes more prominent, while the vocal cords thicken and widen, resulting in a deeper and more resonant voice; at 12–13, pubic hair begins to appear and gradually becomes denser and coarser; at 14–15, armpit hair appears, the breasts become swollen, and the nipple color darkens; at 16–17, facial hair begins to grow, the skin becomes rough, the subcutaneous fat layer thins, the sebaceous glands secrete excessively, and acne (also known as blackheads) appears; body hair becomes coarse, short, dense, and dark, with longer chest hair. The hairstyle also presents specific two-pointed temples. All these phenomena are caused by the effects of male hormones. If male hormone secretion is insufficient, it not only affects human growth and development and sexual function but also leads to the appearance of female characteristics without the "masculine charm" of men. Scientists believe that although endocrine secretion is produced by various endocrine glands, it is also regulated by the central nervous system. A person's mental and emotional state can stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system and the endocrine system, enhancing the secretion of the endocrine system through feedback, promoting blood circulation, strengthening respiratory rhythm, raising body temperature, accelerating the body's metabolism and the formation of hormones, from