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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Isabelle Aron

Hormones on the brain? Everything you need to know about HRT, testosterone, melatonin and more

Illustration of hormones on a pink brain
All illustrations: Phil Hackett Illustration: Phil Hackett

Puberty hormones first get produced during adolescence

False The main puberty hormones are oestrogen and progesterone for girls and testosterone for boys. “They are active in the womb during foetal development and in infancy in a phase called mini-puberty,” says Sasha Howard, clinical reader and honorary consultant in paediatric endocrinology at Queen Mary, University of London and Barts Health NHS trust.

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