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What hormones are important for sexual behaviour? List one role of a male hormone in female and visa versa. How can hormones affect behaviour 3 examples how does the hormone effect the behaviour.

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1. What hormones are important for sexual behaviour; also, list one role of a male hormone in female and visa versa.

The purpose of sex hormones is to enable adults to express sexual behavior. Consequently, the future sexual behavior of an individual (whether it will exhibit male or female sexual behavior) is highly dependent upon the exposure to either Estrogen or Testosterone. The hormone ...

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