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The book is a valuable reference on androgenic disorders for professionals but not suitable for laypeople or medical students.

Cyproterone acetate is used to treat conditions like prostate cancer, early puberty, excessive sexual drive, and female androgenization by affecting androgen functions and suppressing certain hormones.

Treatments for hair loss include estrogen therapy and special shampoos.

Men and women have different levels and production of brain steroids, which may affect their risk for certain brain disorders.

An 80-year-old woman's severe hair loss was caused by a hormone-secreting ovarian tumor.

Dihydrotestosterone and 5α-Reductase play a role in hair loss and prostate health, and finasteride can increase hair growth in men without affecting sperm production, but it doesn't work for postmenopausal women with hair loss.

CRH in the skin acts like the body's stress response system, affecting cell behavior and immune activity.

Testosterone replacement can help women with low libido and mood, but they need to have enough estrogen first to avoid side effects.

Steroidogenesis inhibitors change but don't stop androgen production in prostate cancer.

Understanding how DHT works is important for diagnosing and treating hormone-related disorders.

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

The document says that hirsutism in women usually needs hair removal and hormone treatment to manage symptoms and improve well-being.

Baicalin may help reduce excessive male hormone levels in PCOS.

Prolactin levels do not control the start of winter fur growth in mink.

The compounds tested could potentially treat hair loss and alopecia.

Laser hair removal is effective for hirsutism when combined with treatment for the underlying causes.

Cabergoline helped a boy with Cushing disease get better after surgery and radiotherapy didn't work.

The document concluded that more research is needed to understand how estrogen affects the enzyme involved in hirsutism development.

Hirsutism in young girls can have various causes beyond PCOS, so diagnoses should be reconsidered if treatments don't work.

The document concludes that doctors should thoroughly check postmenopausal women with sudden increased male traits for rare conditions like androgen-producing endometrial cancer.

Postmenopausal hyperandrogenism, a condition with symptoms like increased hair growth and acne, is usually caused by PCOS but can also be due to other factors. It's diagnosed by checking testosterone levels and treated either by removing the adrenal tumor or through antiandrogen therapy.

A 21-year-old male with a rare genetic disorder experienced sudden hair loss and high DHEAS levels, likely due to a condition similar to PCOS, usually seen in women.

Androgens, male hormones, affect physical and mental functions, with a decrease leading to health issues like muscle loss, bone disease, and depression, and more research is needed on long-term effects and treatments.

A woman's severe insulin resistance improved with treatment, but she still had high testosterone levels due to ovarian issues.

A woman's high testosterone levels were caused by a rare ovarian tumor, not the initially diagnosed condition.

Removing a hormone-producing adrenal tumor can stop hair loss in women with high testosterone levels.

The Trust tonic is more effective than minoxidil for treating hair loss.

High levels of 3 alpha-diol glucuronide in the blood are a marker of increased androgen action in women with excessive hair growth of unknown cause.

DHT in the human prostate is produced through multiple pathways, not just from testosterone.

The document concludes that blocking the internal pathways that create androgens might help treat cancers that depend on sex hormones.