Androgens are hormones that primarily influence the growth and development of the male reproductive system. Androgens are considered experimental and investigational for treatment of female menopause. Many different types of cells all over the body absorb androgens. Androgens are produced in equal amounts by the ovaries and adrenal glands; they are also converted from biologically inactive prehormone steroids found in the skin, liver, brain, muscle, and other tissues. The body converts some androgen into the estrogen estrone, which helps to make up for the loss of ovarian-made estrogen after menopause.