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Adrenal androgen-stimulating hormone

Okay, imagine your body is a big house with different rooms. In one of these rooms, there are tiny little things called glands. One of them is called the adrenal gland, which is like a small button on top of your kidney (imagine a small button that lives on top of another button).

The adrenal gland is like a tiny factory that makes special chemicals called hormones that help your body do different things. One of these hormones is called androgen, which helps your body grow and develop when you are young and become an adult when you are older.

But sometimes, your body needs a little nudge to make more androgen. That’s where the adrenal androgen-stimulating hormone comes in! It’s like a signal that tells the adrenal gland to make more androgen so that you can keep growing and developing properly.

Think of it like a message that your mom or dad sends you to remind you to clean your room or do your homework. The message is like the adrenal androgen-stimulating hormone that tells your adrenal gland to get to work and make more androgen. And when your body has enough androgen, then it can be healthy and strong!
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