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Spironolactone reduces the enzyme activity that converts testosterone to DHT, helping treat excessive hair growth in women.

Female pattern hair loss has unclear causes, possibly involving genetics, hormones, and environment, and needs better treatments.

Testosterone and dihydrotestosterone play a role in women's health issues like excess hair and baldness, and treatments blocking these hormones may help.

Cocaine impairs male sexual behavior and alters testosterone metabolism in the brain.

Male hormones are important for hair and oil gland development and can cause conditions like excessive hair growth and acne.

Androgens significantly affect female hair loss, and hormonal treatments may help.

Using finasteride or dutasteride does not increase the risk of male breast cancer.

Obese women had more testosterone and less acne, but similar hair growth compared to non-obese women.

Finasteride doesn't affect ovulation in normal women.

Evaluating various physical and health factors helps diagnose polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).

Men with advanced liver disease and high oestrone and low testosterone levels have worse health outcomes.

The document concludes that inflammation markers can be used in diabetes, vitamin D3 affects immune pathways, hyperthyroidism changes hormone levels, androgen levels help diagnose Adrenocortical Carcinoma, erectile dysfunction is linked to diabetes, hypogonadism is common in HIV-infected males, and hormones can be biomarkers for various conditions.

Androgen suppression therapy (AST) doesn't significantly lower bladder cancer risk, but using finasteride, a type of AST, might reduce it. AST decreases recurrence-free survival but doesn't affect overall survival or progression-free survival. More research is needed to understand AST's benefits.

Androgen suppression therapy (AST) doesn't significantly lower bladder cancer risk, but using finasteride, a type of AST, might decrease the risk. AST also lessens the chance of cancer coming back but doesn't really affect survival rates. More research is needed to understand AST's benefits for different bladder cancers.

PCOS is a hormonal disorder causing symptoms like irregular periods and acne, and increases the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

The document concludes that various medications and treatments can have significant, sometimes adverse, effects on health outcomes.

The guideline recommends mental health involvement in diagnosing gender identity disorder and outlines hormone and surgical treatment protocols, emphasizing safety, informed consent, and long-term monitoring.

Women with PCOS have more depression and stress due to high androgen levels, not obesity or insulin resistance.

Primary care is key in managing PCOS, focusing on lifestyle changes and medications like birth control and metformin.

Topical finasteride might be a good alternative for hair loss treatment with fewer side effects, but more research is needed.

Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) have lower levels of a substance called DIAPH1 in their blood, which is linked to changes in sugar metabolism and insulin resistance.

Epitestosterone may counteract testosterone's effects and has roles in body processes like prostate growth and hair distribution.

The research found that male pattern hair loss is mostly genetic and involves hair thinning due to hormonal effects and changes in gene expression.

T-cells in alopecia areata scalp show abnormal regulation, leading to less inflammation.

Men and women get COVID-19 at similar rates, but men tend to get sicker and have a higher risk of dying, while women usually have stronger immune responses and vaccine reactions.

Sex hormones' effects on COVID-19 are unclear and more research is needed to understand their potential as treatment.

Patterned hair loss in women is linked to hormonal imbalances and biochemical changes, and should be evaluated for underlying health issues.

A certain mutation in the fetal alpha 5-reductase gene is linked to a higher risk of late miscarriage.

Gender-affirming hormone therapy improves physical performance in trans men to the level of cisgender men, while in trans women, it increases fat mass and decreases muscle mass, with no advantage in physical performance after 2 years.

Puerariae Flos extract may help treat hair loss by blocking a hair loss-related enzyme and promoting hair growth.