testosterone ↔ female reproductive system

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Testosterone relates to the female reproductive system as male-produced testosterone promotes sperm transport into it for fertilization [1], and its absence in XX fetuses allows the Müllerian duct to develop into the female reproductive system [2].

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Physiology, Male Reproductive System - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf ncbi.nlm.nih.gov National Library of Medicine 1 fact

claimThe male reproductive system functions to produce androgens like testosterone to maintain male reproductive function, and to promote spermatogenesis and transport sperm into the female reproductive system for fertilization.

Reproductive Hormones endocrine.org Endocrine Society 1 fact

claimIn a fetus with XX chromosomes, the lack of testosterone causes the Wollfian duct to vanish, and the Müllerian duct develops into the female reproductive system.