 October 2011   in “Iranian Journal of Dermatology”
           October 2011   in “Iranian Journal of Dermatology”    Men with male pattern baldness may have a higher risk of heart disease due to increased levels of a specific lipid in their blood.  
               January 2019   in “Journal of the Egyptian Women's Dermatologic Society (Print)”    People with androgenetic alopecia have a higher risk of heart disease.  
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  June 2006   in “Human Reproduction”
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  June 2006   in “Human Reproduction”    Women with PCOS who have low SHBG are more likely to have low good cholesterol and metabolic syndrome.  
      28 citations
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  February 2011   in “Clinical Endocrinology”
           28 citations
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  February 2011   in “Clinical Endocrinology”    Women with PCOS have unhealthy changes in their cholesterol particles that are not related to their body weight.  
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  March 2016   in “British Journal of Dermatology”
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  March 2016   in “British Journal of Dermatology”    Low IGF-1 and high HDL cholesterol levels are linked to more hair loss in middle-aged women.