because of the adrenal origin of dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulfate , and of peripheral conversion of adrenal androgens to e1 and to e2 , it appears that either decreased adrenal production of androgens and/or increased conversion of dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate and delta 4-androstenedione to estrogens cause transient gynecomastia in adolescent boys .
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dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate