In addition, poisonous chemicals, or other harmful substances can cause foodborne diseases if they are present in food. 1  More than 250 different foodborne diseases have been described. 2  Most of these diseases are infections, caused by a variety of bacteria, viruses, and parasites that can be foodborne.
Testosterone is an androgen and belongs in the lipid family. Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone, similar to how estrogen is the primary sex hormone in females. In females, testosterone is important to metabolic function. Women generally have about fifteen-to-twenty fold lower concentrations of testosterone than men do.
Normal testosterone and oestrogen levels in women. Although testosterone is better known as a male hormone, it still plays an important role for women's bodies and is produced in relatively small quantities by the ovaries and adrenal glands.The hormone best known in women is oestrogen, which is produced in larger quantities in a woman's body.he amount and levels of hormones change daily. The sex hormones, oestrogen and testosterone, are secreted in short bursts (pulses) which vary from hour to hour and even minute to minute.