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

New compounds may soon be tested to treat excessive hair growth in women.

Hirsutism is excessive hair growth in women often caused by polycystic ovarian syndrome, and identifying the cause is important for managing associated health risks.

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

Birth control pills help treat skin and hair growth problems linked to high male hormone levels.

The conclusion is that standardizing testosterone measurement methods is essential for better diagnosis accuracy in women.

High levels of male hormones, insulin resistance, and obesity are closely linked and worsen polycystic ovary syndrome, but more research is needed to improve treatments.

Hormone treatments in transsexual individuals reduce hair growth and oil production in male-to-females and increase them in female-to-males.

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

Male hormones, or androgens, affect women's health in areas like mood and bone density, and hormone replacement therapy using antiandrogenic progestogens can improve mood disorders and alertness in menopausal women.

Women with non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia have higher levels of certain steroids, which can be reduced by treatment.

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

Hormone therapy for prostate cancer can increase heart risks, especially in men with heart conditions.

Mice without the enzyme HSD17B3 still produce normal testosterone, suggesting they have different ways to make it compared to humans.

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

A new method accurately measures nine specific hormones in human blood.

Prostate cancer can progress even with low testosterone due to internal hormone production in the tumor.

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.

The document suggests that clinical trials for PCOS should focus on meaningful primary outcomes like live birth rates, rather than less reliable surrogate markers.

More research is needed to understand how testosterone is maintained in adult males.

Eating high-glycemic and dairy foods can increase hormones that may cause acne and other health issues.

Copper deficiency may cause hair loss, and treating it could involve nutrition and hormones.

Antiandrogens can treat female hormonal conditions, but environmental ones may harm reproductive health.

Inhibiting 5α-reductase can help reduce prostate cancer risk and improve treatment.

The conclusion is that hirsutism should be diagnosed and treated because it affects quality of life and may signal other health problems.

Birth control pills and cyproterone acetate can help treat acne in women, especially when linked to hormonal issues.

The document concludes that using LC-MS/MS for measuring androgens is more accurate than older methods, but it needs careful validation and standardized references to be most effective.

Different skin cells process testosterone differently, and certain drugs can change this process, possibly helping treat acne and hair loss.

Idiopathic hirsutism causes excessive hair growth in women, can be treated with medication and hair removal, but cannot be fully reversed.

Testosterone therapy may improve mood, well-being, and sexual function in premenopausal women, but more research is needed on its long-term safety and effectiveness.