Example Sentences

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Hormone levels that are indicators of adrenal and gonadal puberty were measured through saliva samples at all assessment stages.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024

In 2012, Dr. Tilly teamed up with the biologist Dori Woods to identify the same stem cells in human ovaries, using small pieces of gonadal tissue removed from patients undergoing gender affirmation surgery.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2022

And while the discrepancies might be more readily apparent for those with chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomical abnormalities, invalidating trans identities likewise flies in the face of medical consensus.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2018

I learn that oestrogen is a gonadal steroid produced by the ovaries, and essential to female reproduction.

From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2018

In cases of ambiguous gender, you looked at the gonadal tissue under the microscope.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides