性激素的发现,是二十世纪化学、生物学和医学的重大成就之一。性激素及其制剂在医学和畜牧业中给人类提供了多方面的帮助。雄激素可促进前列腺、精囊腺、尿道球腺、阴茎等的正常发育,并可使它们维持在成熟状态而不致萎缩。这是因为雄激素经常分泌,在血液中总保持一定农度的缘故。雌激素可促进输卵管、子宫、阴道和外阴部的发育,并 The discovery of sex hormones is one of the major achievements of chemistry, biology and medicine in the twentieth century. Sex hormones and their preparations have provided humankind a wide range of help in medicine and livestock husbandry. Androgens promote the normal development of the prostate, seminal vesicles, bulbous glands, penis, and the like, and can maintain them in a mature state without atrophy. This is because androgen secretion, always in the blood to maintain a certain degree of agricultural reason. Estrogen can promote tubal, uterine, vaginal and genital development, and