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Hormones Here are links for adiapose tissue conversion of testosterone to estrogen. Here are a couple, though probably not the best. The second only mentions aromatase in females, but as the first notes, this happens in males as well. I will be happy to post other information as I find it or as it is sent to me.
Andropause Canada Report: What is a low level of testosterone? http://www.wellmanclinic.org/paper2.htm
A different view:
(Excerpt from paper on cause of Gynecomastia) From this information it was discovered that there is also a lower ratio of weaker adrenal androgens (delta 4-androstenedione and dehydroepiandrosterone) found in youths with this disease. It was once believed that there was an imbalance in the ratios of testosterone to estrogen or estradiol, but this is now know to be untrue. http://911papers.virtualave.net/classical_sciences/biology/Gynecomastia.htm Interesting reading here, especially the estrogen like qualities of the everyday food we eat. The Environmental Endocrine Issue
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