What are sex hormones?
Sex hormones are also known as sex steroids, gonadal steroids, and gonadocorticoids. The sex steroid hormones (SSHs) play several roles in regulation of various processes in the cardiovascular, immune, muscular, and neural systems.11
The main reproductive hormones are oestrogen, testosterone, and progesterone. These are instrumental in sexuality and fertility – responsible for pregnancy, puberty, menstruation, menopause, sex drive, sperm production and more.12