Gonadal Steroid Hormones

**Definition:** Steroid hormones produced by the GONADS. They stimulate reproductive organs, germ cell maturation, and the secondary sex characteristics in the males and the females. The major sex steroid hormones include ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; and TESTOSTERONE.

**Tree numbers:** - D06.472.334.851

**Synonyms:** - Gonadal Steroid Hormone - Sex Steroid Hormone - Sex Hormone - Sex Hormones - Sex Steroid Hormones