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People with alopecia areata often have lower vitamin D levels, which are linked to more severe and longer-lasting hair loss, but vitamin D receptor levels in the skin don't show the same pattern and don't predict treatment success.

Late puberty may slightly lower prostate cancer risk, baldness is not linked to overall risk but less so with aggressive types, ibuprofen use may increase risk, and vitamins show no effect on risk.

Low vitamin D can worsen pediatric alopecia areata.

Methotrexate with corticosteroids can effectively treat severe alopecia areata but often requires long-term maintenance.

Lash ptosis is more common and severe in people with congenital eyelid droop than in those with acquired eyelid droop or without eyelid droop.

Hirsute women have lower type 2 17β-HSD enzyme levels, which improve with treatment.

Hair transplantation may work for some types of scarring alopecia, but results vary and more research is needed.

Diphencyprone helped most patients with alopecia areata regrow some hair.

Traction may not be the only cause of cicatricial marginal alopecia.

Dental erosion is common in adolescents and is linked to diet and higher socioeconomic status.

Pimecrolimus cream is not effective for treating alopecia areata.

Hormonal imbalances, often indicating conditions like PCOS, are common in women with hard-to-treat acne, and a treatment approach addressing these imbalances may be needed.

Hormonal treatment is effective for women with acne not helped by usual treatments, especially if they have hormonal imbalances.

HAIR-AN syndrome is common in young women and can be effectively managed with a comprehensive treatment plan.

Researchers found potential urine markers for polycystic ovary syndrome, including testosterone-glucuronide and 11α-hydroxyprogesterone, which may help diagnose the condition.

Tissue stiffness affects hair follicle regeneration, and Twist1 is a key regulator.

A mix of 5-aminolevulinic acid and iron ion can speed up hair growth.

Biotin supplements increased biotin levels but did not significantly prevent hair loss in rats on valproic acid.

Aromatase inhibitors cause male pattern hair loss in women.

Patients with myotonic dystrophy often have skin problems that suggest early aging and vitamin D issues, and the severity of these problems is linked to their genetic condition and vitamin D levels.

Losing 5-10% body weight can improve PCOS symptoms, letrozole is better than clomiphene for fertility, and managing weight and blood sugar is important to reduce pregnancy complications.

The gene SDR5A1 is found in scalp hair of both hirsute and normal individuals, but it does not explain differences in hair growth.

Minoxidil can lower blood pressure in some people.

Hair transplants are safe and effective for long-term hair growth.

Hair transplants can work for frontal fibrosing alopecia and lichen planopilaris, but results are less favorable and the conditions can develop after the transplant.

Men who start puberty later may have lower sperm quality and different hormone levels in adulthood.

The document concludes that side effects from Smoothened inhibitor drugs for skin cancer are reversible and can be managed with a team approach to maintain quality of life.

Azathioprine caused side effects in over half of the Korean pediatric inflammatory bowel disease patients, requiring close monitoring.

The BASP classification is more reliable than the Norwood-Hamilton for classifying hair loss in men and women.

The document concludes that understanding and treatments for alopecia areata have significantly advanced, now recognizing it as an autoimmune disorder.