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- noun organic chemistry A
monounsaturated derivative ofandrostane that is the basis of manysteroids
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One of the responses to all that insulin hitting the ovaries is that they over-produce testosterone and androstene, which leads to acne, "male" hair issues (like hair loss on the head and hair growth where you don't want it!), and the other familiar symptoms of PCOS. surprising news in treating PCOS.
That's Fit Jonny Bowden 2010
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