Last name: Dunham. This is an English locational surname. It derives from one of the villages called Dunham in the county of Nottingham, or Dunham Magna and Dunham Parva, in Norfolk, or Dunham on the Hill, in both Norfolk and Cheshire. The origin is the pre 7th century Olde English dun meaning a hill and ham, a hamlet or homstead.
1994). Thecal cells are not capable of producing estrogen but do produce androgens in response to LH, which are then converted into estrogen by follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)-induced aromatase in the neighboring granulosa cells of selected growing follicles.
Androgens are hormones responsible for the male features and reproduction. Some are naturally produced in the body, and if the body doesn't make them properly, they can be obtained through prescription medication. Androgens are responsible for sexual development in males and are produced by the testes. Women have smaller amounts of androgens too, and the ovaries produce these.