TABLE 1.2.

Glandular sources of sex steroids in women.

		Adrenal gland				Ovary				References
		Menstrual cycle			Post- menopause	Menstrual cycle			Post- menopause
		Follicular	Midcycle	Luteal		Follicular	Midcycle	Luteal
Androgens	T	66%	40%	66%	50–100%	33%	60%	33%	21–50%	Abraham, 1974; Vermeulen, 1976; Couzinet et al., 2001; Fogle et al., 2007; Labrie, 2011
	DHT	50%			100%	50%			27%	Vermeulen, 1976; Labrie, 2011
	Δ4	30%-55%	30%	40%	66%-100%	45%	70%	60%	10%-33%	Abraham, 1974; Vermeulen, 1976; Arlt et al., 1998; Couzinet et al., 2001; Fogle et al., 2007; Labrie, 2011
	DHEA	80%			56%	20%			18%	Abraham, 1974; Vermeulen, 1976; Labrie, 2011
	DHEAS	96%	90%	96%	100%	4%	10%	4%	19%	Abraham, 1974; Vermeulen, 1976; Couzinet et al., 2001; Labrie, 2011
Estrogens	E1	50%-60%			100%	100%			0	Saez et al., 1972; Kim et al., 1974; Arlt et al., 1998; Labrie, 2011
	E2	0			50%-83%	100%			17–50%	Saez et al., 1972; Kim et al., 1974; Arlt et al., 1998; Labrie, 2011
Progestin	P	0			100%	100%			0	Kim et al., 1974; Vermeulen, 1976

DHEA, dehydroepiandrosterone; DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; DHT, dihydrotestosterone; E1, estrone; E2, estradiol; P, progesterone; T, testosterone; Δ4, androstenedione.