TABLE 2

Conditions that cause a low androgen state in women

Decreased ovarian androgen production
Chemotherapy
Radiation
Ovarian failure or insufficiency
Oophorectomy
Decreased adrenal androgen production
Adrenal insufficiency
Hypothalamic-pituitary axis
Malnutrition
Anorexia
Hypopituitarism
Medications
Corticosteroids
Hormonal contraceptives
Antiandrogenic agents
Oral estrogen therapy
Opioids