Generic term for an agent, usually a hormone (e.g., androsterone, testosterone), which stimulates activity of the accessory male sex organs, promotes development of male sex characteristics, or prevents changes in the latter that follow castration; natural androgens are steroids, derivatives of androstane.
IslamToday - English. Many people avoid brushing their teeth during the day in Ramadan. This is a mistake, since there is no contradiction between observing the fast and brushing one's teeth. We must understand that the word âsiwÃ¢kâ does not just refer to the tree branches that are used as tooth sticks, but to the act of brushing the teeth itself.
If dinner is the last thing you eat for the day, you'll have fasted for 10-12 hours by an early morning lab draw. However, if you're a late-night snacker, you'll have fasted maybe 6-7 hours. Usually, 6 hours is the minimum amount of time in which to perform any fasting test (at a hospital, anyway). But...the longer the better. usually blood tests are done in the morning in a fasting state meaning that you shouldn't eat anything 8-12 hours prior to the testing.