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The effects of androgen deficiency depend on how severe the deficiency is, its cause and the age at which the deficiency begins.

Prolonged misuse of steroids can cause liver damage and severe mood swings.

One of the treatments for prostate cancer is androgen deprivation therapy (previously called hormone therapy).

A healthy, calcium-rich diet and regular physical activity throughout life can help prevent osteoporosis.

Menopause, the final menstrual period, is a natural event that marks the end of a woman's reproductive years.

Boys’ bodies come in all shapes and sizes. As you get older and go through puberty, you will become more aware of your body and how it compares with others.

New life begins when a male sex cell (sperm) fertilises a female egg (ovum) within the female reproductive system.

Sexuality is not about whom we have sex with, or how often we have it. Sexuality is about our sexual feelings, thoughts, attractions and behaviours towards other people. We can find other people physically, sexually or emotionally attractive, and all those things are a part of our sexuality.

Hirsutism in women is the excess growth of dark and coarse hair over areas of the body where it ordinarily wouldn’t grow, such as the face and back. About one woman in 10 is affected.

Undescended testicles means that one or both testicles are missing from the scrotum.