however , with increasing knowledge of the chemistry and metabolism of hormones , methods of urine assay have been devised which give results capable of correlation with known or assumed physiological processes , notably in pregnancy and the normal menstrual cycle , and obvious effects are produced by certain types of tumour.in the case of male hormone activity the lack of relation between urinary androgens and sexual condition has led to the assumption that the androgens in urine are largely derived from sources other than the gonads , probably from the adrenal glands .
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physiological processes
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pregnancy