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Women with PCOS should be screened for heart disease risk and manage their health to prevent it.

Prostate-specific antigen may be a new marker for excess male hormones in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Overweight women with PCOS are more likely to have excess male hormones.

High androgen levels in postmenopausal women may suggest an ovarian tumor, and removing it can improve heart and metabolic health.

Too much male hormone in mothers can negatively affect the sexual behavior of both male and female baby mice.

Birth control pills and anti-androgen medications help manage hair growth, acne, and hair loss in women with PCOS.

Cyproterone acetate with ethinyl estradiol is effective for treating skin symptoms related to high androgen levels, like in PCOS.

Removing both ovaries can treat increased testosterone and related symptoms in postmenopausal women with ovarian hyperthecosis.

Hormonal treatments can help with hair loss, acne, and excess hair growth, but it takes 3-6 months to see results and patients should know the possible side effects.

Hirsutism is more linked to high androgen levels than acne or hair loss, and a mix of hormonal tests is best for diagnosis; certain treatments can reduce symptoms.

Women with severe acne, hirsutism, and androgenic alopecia often have higher levels of certain androgens, but the specific pattern can't be predicted just by looking at symptoms.

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.

A woman's virilization symptoms were caused by her partner's use of testosterone cream, which resolved after they separated.

Androgen excess disorders in women were effectively treated with spironolactone, estrogen, and dexamethasone.

Rare adrenal cancers that secrete androgens or estrogens have a poor prognosis and are treated primarily with surgery.

PCOS has many symptoms, with high androgen levels being the most common.

PCOS symptoms change with age; younger women have higher androgen levels and less metabolic issues, while older women face more metabolic challenges despite milder PCOS symptoms.

Middle-aged women with PCOS often continue to experience symptoms related to high androgen levels, like unwanted hair growth.

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.

Young women with nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia may experience worse sexual function and mild depression compared to healthy women.

Removing an adrenal tumor can significantly reduce high androgen levels in postmenopausal women.

Antiandrogens and androgen inhibitors like spironolactone, finasteride, and dutasteride can treat hair loss and skin conditions, but they have risks and side effects, including potential harm to pregnant women and risks of cancer and heart issues. Herbal remedies also have antiandrogenic effects but lack safety validation.

Menopausal women have higher androgen levels, which can cause symptoms like facial hair growth and low sexual desire.

Doctors used a special blood sampling technique to diagnose a woman's rare ovarian tumor that was producing male hormones.

Testosterone therapy can help with androgen deficiency in women but should be used with caution and monitoring due to potential risks.

Androgen replacement therapy can improve libido and mood in women with severe androgen deficiency, but more research is needed on its long-term safety.

Testosterone therapy can help women with androgen deficiency by improving energy, sex drive, and bone health with few side effects.

Ovarian Leydig cell tumors are hard to diagnose with just advanced imaging; expert ultrasound and clinical evaluation are essential.

The patient's high testosterone was reduced by a medication that suppresses gonadotropin.

Testosterone therapy can help postmenopausal women with low sexual desire but needs more safety research and should be used with estrogen therapy.