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New compounds show promise for treating hair loss, enlarged prostate, and prostate cancer, with some being more effective and having different side effects than current treatments.

Alternative treatments show promise for hair growth beyond traditional methods.

Hirsutism in women is often due to hormone sensitivity and has significant psychological effects.

Finasteride can cause lasting sexual dysfunction, depression, and other side effects, needing more research for treatment.

Different drugs can treat high male hormone levels in women, but they have various effects and some may harm a fetus.

Changing neuroactive steroids in baby male rats affects their memory and learning differently as they grow up.

Various treatments help hair growth, but more research needed for safety and effectiveness.

Anabolic steroids can build muscle and strength but have risks and need more research on their clinical benefits and side effects.

New targets for making and using brain-synthesized steroids could lead to better treatments for brain disorders and alcoholism.

Male pattern hair loss is genetic and influenced by hormones, with treatments like minoxidil and surgery available.

Certain steroids in the brain affect mood and symptoms of depression, and treatments targeting these steroids show promise for improving these symptoms.

Natural 5α-reduced glucocorticoids might be anti-inflammatory with fewer side effects than current options.

A drug improved schizophrenia-like symptoms in stressed rats by changing brain steroid levels.

Hormonal therapy is a treatment option for acne, the only medical treatment for hirsutism, and the most promising for androgenetic alopecia.

Finasteride boosts morphine's pain relief, stops tolerance, and reduces withdrawal in rats.

The document concludes that various cosmetic and drug treatments are available for hirsutism, and some new drugs show promise.

Testosterone conversion to 5α-DHT may not be essential for its effects on the skin.

Blocking 5α-reductase can harm memory and brain structure, and increase harmful brain changes in male mice used for Alzheimer's disease research.

Mice without the enzyme HSD17B3 still produce normal testosterone, suggesting they have different ways to make it compared to humans.

Muscles can make their own androgens, which may help muscle growth.

Neuroactive steroids and the enzyme 5α-reductase might be involved in the development of Tourette's syndrome.

Cyproterone acetate is used to treat conditions like prostate cancer, early puberty, excessive sexual drive, and female androgenization by blocking male sex hormones.

Genetic variations greatly affect individual metabolism and can impact health and disease risk.

Eating alfalfa sprouts every day can raise testosterone levels in middle-aged men, but broccoli sprouts don't have this effect.

δ-GABAA receptors affect alcohol consumption based on the estrous cycle and influence movement regardless of the cycle.

Finasteride reduces opioid use and withdrawal symptoms in animals.

Hormonal interactions, especially involving DHT and estrogen, play a key role in BPH development and treatment.

The skin acts like an endocrine organ, producing hormones that affect various body functions and skin health, and understanding this can lead to new treatments.

Men and women react differently to opioids, with hormones potentially influencing these differences.

Diagnosing sex development disorders requires combining medical history, physical exams, imaging, lab tests, and genetic data.