Androgens in women either derive from direct ovarian production or from peripheral conversion of the adrenal sex steroid precursor, dehydroepiandrosterone, towards active androgens.

• 妇女体内的雄激素，是由卵巢直接产生的，或者是由肾上性腺前体脱氢表雄酮转化为有活性的雄激素。