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how androgens increase the RBC count in male

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Answer by Isha Agarwal

Male sex hormones work in the kidney to increase the production of renal erythropoietic factor and in turn, they indirectly increase the production of red blood cells.

The major activity of androgens in promoting erythropoiesis is mediated by the ability of these steroids to increase erythropoietin (EPO) production.