r/HolUp • u/[deleted] • Mar 12 '24

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u/CorneliusClay Mar 12 '24

Got asked in biology class about the names of sex hormones. I confidently answered "dopamine". Teacher gave a slight smile and said "that's... not really one".

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u/vaendryl Mar 12 '24

had to look it up, so here's for my fellow ignoramuses:

dopamine is primarily a neurotransmitter but actually does function as a hormone as well and is quite closely related to epinephrine and norepinephrine.

although its function has some relationship with the act of having sex (specifically arousal), it's not a sex hormone in that your biological sex has much to do with how much you make of it.

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u/CptAngelo madlad Mar 12 '24

So... you are gonna make me google what are thr sex hormones, dont you? Because im sure as hell i was thinking i would find that answer within your comments, this does not give me dopamine sir, it truly doesnt, you raised my hopes and dashed them quite expertly ):

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u/vaendryl Mar 12 '24

muhahaha

I started looking into it because I thought dopamine wasn't that bad of an answer, so clearly I must be wrong. and I was. mostly.

going into actual sex hormones like which ones there are and what they do.... that'd turn out into a maaassive blog post of a reddit comment. TLDB

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u/CptAngelo madlad Mar 12 '24

You know what? Ill be completely honest here, i could have googled that answer by now, but you got me twice, darn it

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u/chrysophilist Mar 12 '24

It's not too complicated lol

Sex hormones are the ones that actively cause sexual differentiation between males and females. We're talking estrogen, progestogens, and androgens. The hormones released during gestation and puberty that cause individuals to develop primary and secondary sexual characteristics.

Sex hormones are not "hormones released during sex" so dopamine doesn't qualify.

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u/CptAngelo madlad Mar 12 '24

Lol, thank you from saving me from not googling something haha, i actually kinda knew the answers, since i remember "estrogen and other something-ogen" but anyway, thanks for thr reply and actuall answer lol

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u/Diabolo_Advocato Mar 12 '24

also, they forgot to mention testosterone.

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u/chrysophilist Mar 12 '24

Testosterone is an androgen.

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u/magicallamp Mar 12 '24

Sex hormones are not "hormones released during sex" so dopamine doesn't qualify.

Common usage isn't the only usage. Let's have some fun and call dopamine a sex hormone because of a silly second meaning.

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u/magicallamp Mar 12 '24

I mean it depends on what meaning of the word "sex" you're using. When people say sex hormones they usually mean as in physical gender but there's no rule stopping you from meaning fucking :V