What is "androstanediol"

n. Either of the steroids ''3α-androstanediol'' (5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol) and ''3β-androstanediol'' (5α-androstane-3β,17β-diol).

Androstanediol may refer to:

• 3α-Androstanediol (5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol), an endogenous neurosteroid, weak androgen, and weak estrogen
• 3β-Androstanediol (5α-androstane-3β,17β-diol), a potent endogenous estrogen