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Dihydrotestosterone can be made from dehydroepiandrosterone in skin cells without needing testosterone.

Androgens like testosterone are important hormones for both men and women, made differently in each sex and affecting the body by regulating genes and quick interactions with cell components.

People with hair loss may have different levels of certain hormones due to changes in hormone processing.

Cyclodextrins improve how steroid drugs work and are used in marketed medications and environmental applications.

Finasteride reduces dihydrotestosterone, increases testosterone, and may treat hirsutism in women.

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

Curcumin and its derivatives can block an enzyme important for making testosterone, with one derivative being particularly strong.

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

Proscar (finasteride) blocks 5α-reductase in sea urchin ovaries and testes, suggesting potential treatment for androgen-related conditions.

Rat skin takes up and processes testosterone differently than other organs, with testosterone being more important for the skin than its metabolite 5α-DHT.

Simvastatin may help manage symptoms in women with non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia by lowering cholesterol and certain hormone levels.

5α-reductase inhibitors can interfere with doping tests by masking banned substances.

Low dose finasteride decreases certain steroids, possibly increasing depression risk.

Neuroactive steroids may affect the risk and treatment of alcohol use disorders.

Women with effluvium have higher levels of certain urinary steroids, possibly due to stress and increased adrenal activity.

Hormone treatment caused hair loss, finasteride helped regrowth.

The guidelines advise against using testosterone and DHEA in women for most conditions due to safety and effectiveness concerns, but suggest considering testosterone for postmenopausal women with low sexual desire.

AGA causes hair loss by shrinking hair follicles due to DHT binding, and can be treated with finasteride and minoxidil.

Finasteride effectively treats BPH, but needs more trials to understand potential.

Androgens can both increase and decrease hair growth in different parts of the body.

Male and female skin differ in many ways, which could lead to gender-specific skin treatments.

Erectile dysfunction is increasingly common in men under 40, with many physical and psychological causes, and various treatment options available.

High androgen levels in young women with PCOS are linked to higher blood pressure.

About 2.2% of women with symptoms of high male hormones have a mild form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and measuring a specific hormone level can accurately diagnose it.

Too much androgen can cause hair loss; finasteride may help.

Higher levels of unbound testosterone are linked to increased insulin resistance, especially in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

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

Cyproterone acetate-estrogen most effective for hirsutism, but consider side effects and patient needs.

New compounds were made that block an enzyme linked to breast cancer better than existing treatments.

High-dose dutasteride reduces PMDD symptoms by stabilizing neurosteroid levels.