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Excess male hormones in postmenopausal women can cause health issues and increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes; treatment depends on the cause.

Sex steroids affect the MafB gene differently in male and female hamsters.

A woman's hair loss and other symptoms were due to a rare hormone deficiency treatable with steroids.

GnRH analogue can help diagnose ovarian causes of high testosterone in postmenopausal women when scans don't show the cause.

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a prohormone important for producing sex steroids and has potential health benefits.

Doctors should check for serious tumor causes of high androgen levels in postmenopausal women and more research is needed on this condition.

An 84-year-old woman's hair loss was due to a rare condition called Leydig cell hyperplasia, which was treated with surgery.

Men and women experience skin aging differently due to changes in sex hormone levels with age.

Hormones, especially androgens, play a key role in causing acne, and treatments like hormone control pills and hormone-blocking medications can help.

Hormones significantly affect hair and oil gland function in the skin, and more research is needed on skin-related hormone disorders.

Flutamide, an antiandrogen, has minimal impact on female rat endocrine systems and does not significantly change their reproductive cycles.

Combination therapy significantly reduces testosterone and moderately reduces hair growth in women with hirsutism.

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia is a genetic disorder with two forms, causing symptoms like early puberty and severe acne, but can be identified through screening and treated with glucocorticoids.

Women with type 1 diabetes often have polycystic ovary syndrome and excess male hormones, which are frequently undiagnosed.

DHEA stimulates skin oil glands and could help postmenopausal women, with potential for acne and excessive hair growth treatments.

Cytokines and neuropeptides are key in controlling androgen levels, affecting skin and hair conditions.

Potassium levels affect blood sugar and insulin during dialysis, and malnutrition changes children's hair roots.

Testosterone replacement may help postmenopausal women with sexual function and bone density, but suitable treatments are limited.

Anti-androgens are effective for female acne but less so for male-pattern hair loss, with side effects similar to birth control pills.

Hormone imbalances from the pituitary, thyroid, and adrenal glands can cause infertility, but treating these disorders can improve fertility.

A patient produced cortisol after adrenalectomy, possibly due to residual tissue or other body parts making steroids.

High testosterone increases heart disease risk in women with PCOS.

The conclusion is that endocrinology significantly impacts medicine with various common medications used for treatment.

Prostate cancer cells can make their own androgens to activate the androgen receptor, and treatments like abiraterone may increase this ability, suggesting new therapies should target the entire steroid-making pathway.

PCOS is caused by both genetics and environmental factors like diet and obesity.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome likely starts in childhood and may be genetic and influenced by early hormone exposure.

Hormones, especially androgens, play a big role in acne, but most acne sufferers don't have a hormone disorder. Hormonal treatments, including birth control pills, can be very effective for women whose acne doesn't improve with regular treatments.

Androgens play a role in female sexual function, and testosterone therapy can help women with low sexual desire, but more research is needed on treatments and long-term safety.

The document suggests that targeting the hormone DHT could be a more effective treatment for prostate cancer than targeting testosterone.

Antiandrogen treatments combined with oral contraceptives can help manage hair growth and hair loss in women with PCOS.