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In some cell types, testosterone interacts directly with androgen receptors, whereas, in others, testosterone is converted by 5-alpha-reductase to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), an even more potent agonist for androgen receptor activation. Anabolic steroids are manufactured drugs that closely resemble the hormone testosterone or other androgens. Androstenedione is a substance of weak androgenic activity which serves predominantly as a precursor for more potent androgens such as testosterone as well as estrogen. On a molecular level estrogen induces the above-mentioned effects on cell via acting on intracellular receptors termed ER α and ER β, which upon ligation form either homo or heterodimers. The effect of estrogen on the immune system is in general described as Th2 favoring, rather than suppressive, as is the case of the effect of male sex hormone – testosterone. +Testosterone levels are naturally much higher in males. 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Estrogen also influences B cells by increasing their survival, proliferation, differentiation and function, which corresponds with higher antibody and B cell count generally detected in women. In addition, estrogens are responsible for bone maturation and maintenance of bone mineral density throughout life. Progesterone may moderate the effects of low estradiol (such as during dysregulated eating behavior), but that this may only be true in women who have had clinically diagnosed binge episodes (BEs). +In contrast, estrogens have little effect on verbal memory if first administered years after menopause. Furthermore, estrogens when administered shortly after natural or surgical menopause prevents decreases in verbal memory. These scores vary in direct proportion to estrogen levels throughout the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause. +
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