Androgens　are　released　by　humans　and　livestock　into　the　environment　and　which　cause　potent　endocrine　disruptions　even　at　nanogram　per　liter　levels.　In　this　article,　we　reviewed　updated　research　results　on　the　structure,　source,　distribution　characteristics　and　the　fate　of　androgens　in　ecological　systems;　and　emphasized　the　potential　risk　of　androgens　in　aquatic　organism.　Androgens　have　moderately　solubility　in　water　(23.6-58.4　mg/L)　and　moderately　hydrophobic　(log　Kow　2.75-4.40).　The　concentration　of　androgens　in　surface　waters　were　mostly　in　ng/L　ranges.　The　removal　efficiencies　of　main　wastewater　treatment　processes　were　about　70-100%,　except　oxidation　ditch　and　stabilization　ponds.　Sludge　adsorption　and　microbial　degradation　play　important　role　in　the　androgens　remove.　The　conjugated　androgens　were　transformed　into　free　androgens　in　environmental　matrices.　Global　efforts　to　provide　more　toxicity　data　and　establish　standard　monitoring　methods　need　a　revisit.　Of　the　day　available,　there　is　an　urgent　need　for　comprehensive　consideration　of　the　impact　of　androgens　on　the　environment　and　ecology.