Sex Hormones in Obese Girls

Sex Hormones in Obese Girls

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Sex hormones; mainly represented by the gonadotropins and androgens; have an interacting mechanisms with obesity. Gonadotropins (leutinizing hormone and follicular stimulating hormone) are hormones secreted from the gonadotrophs of the anterior pituitary. They stimulate the gonads (the testes in males, and the ovaries in females). Excessive body weight is associated with suppresion of gonadotropin secretion among early pubertal obese girls. While androgens (total testosterone and free testosterone) are hormones produced by either the adrenal glands and/or the ovaries. Hyperandrogenemia (due to...