Plural of androgen; male hormones including testosterone that develop male characteristics.
From 'androgen' + '-s' (plural marker). The plural form is used across medicine and biology to refer to multiple male hormones or their effects.
Athletes who dope with synthetic androgens are trying to game biology itself—they're flooding their bodies with concentrated versions of hormones that evolution designed to be carefully regulated for optimal health.
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