Gender Differences in Skin: A Review of the Literature

    December 2007 in “ Gender Medicine ”
    Harry Dao, Rebecca A. Kazin
    Studysummary This review discusses recent advances in understanding gender differences in skin and their implications for dermatologic diseases, but it reports no new experimental results; ongoing research is necessary for translating these insights into clinical practice.
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    Research cited in this study 12

    1. Sexual Hormones in Human Skin Hormone and metabolic research · 2007
    2. Substantial Sex-Dependent Differences in the Response of Human Scalp Hair Follicles to Estrogen Stimulation In Vitro Advocate Gender-Tailored Management of Female Versus Male Pattern Balding Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings · 2005
    3. Hirsutism and the Variable Response of the Pilosebaceous Unit to Androgens Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings · 2005
    4. Acne The New England Journal of Medicine · 2005
    5. Hair Cycle Control by Estrogens: Catagen Induction via Estrogen Receptor Alpha Is Checked by ER Beta Signaling Endocrinology · 2005
    6. Gender Differences in Mouse Skin Morphology and Specific Effects of Sex Steroids and Dehydroepiandrosterone Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2005
    7. Androgenetic Alopecia in Women Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings · 2003
    8. Regulatory Roles of Androgens in Cutaneous Wound Healing Thrombosis and Haemostasis · 2003
    9. Estrogen Receptor Alpha, But Not Estrogen Receptor Beta, Is Involved in the Regulation of Hair Follicle Cycling and Epidermis Thickness in Male Mice Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2002
    10. Androgen Receptor-Mediated Inhibition of Cutaneous Wound Healing ˜The œJournal of clinical investigation/˜The œjournal of clinical investigation · 2002
    11. Female Pattern Hair Loss Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2001
    12. Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors in Androgenic Alopecia Versus Alopecia Areata American Journal of Dermatopathology · 1998

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