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What hormone causes hair growth in females?


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Hormone:

  1. The secretions of special glands called endocrine glands are called hormones.
  2. Hormones are released directly into the bloodstream.
  3. They travel through the bloodstream to reach their target organs.
  4. Hormones are important for the physiological and biochemical activities in their target organs.

Hormone causing hair growth in females:

  1. Androgen hormones also known as male hormones are responsible for the masculine character in females i.e. hair growth in females.
  2. Testosterone is an androgen that causes hair growth in females.

Thus, the hormone causing hair growth in females is testosterone.


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