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Excess androgens may cause PCOS, not just be a symptom.

The document concludes that treating female hair loss should target reducing excess androgen and blocking its effects on hair follicles, with the best treatments being hormonal therapy, adrenal suppression, and topical minoxidil.

The document concludes that careful evaluation is key to diagnose and treat women with hair loss, with tests for thyroid, iron, and hormones as needed.

Beard and scalp hair cells have different gene expressions, which may affect beard growth characteristics.

The study created a new method to test drugs that affect hormone processing in skin.

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

Vitamin E affects liver metabolism, enhancing stress resistance, reducing blood clotting, and altering hormone processing.

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.

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

Impaired androgen production in 46,XY DSDs causes ambiguous genitalia and requires long-term care.

Androgens, like DHT, affect hair growth and treatments like finasteride may help.

Testosterone is crucial for development, growth, and various body functions in mammals.

People with hair loss have more androgen receptors and enzymes in certain follicles, with men and women showing different patterns.

Male hormones affect COVID-19 severity and certain drugs targeting these hormones could help reduce the risk.

Estrogen Receptor ß (ERß) is the main hormone controller in human skin and hair follicles, not Estrogen Receptor α (ERα) or the Androgen Receptor (AR).

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.

Androgen receptors are key for development and health, affecting conditions like prostate cancer and male pattern baldness.

The length of the CAG repeat in the androgen receptor gene affects the risk and progression of prostate cancer, BPH, infertility, and undermasculinized genitalia.

Androgen conjugates might be better indicators of skin sensitivity to hormones in women with excessive hair growth.

The research found that anovulatory young women have higher androgen and hormone levels than those who ovulate, suggesting immature hormonal regulation rather than a specific condition.

Dietary changes, including weight loss and a balanced diet, are important for managing PCOS, especially in overweight women.

Androgen is important in controlling stem cell differentiation, reducing fat development, and increasing lean mass.

Testing for CAG repeat polymorphism in the androgen receptor gene is not currently recommended for managing hypogonadism.

Blocking the androgen receptor in skin cells reduces their growth response to male hormones, suggesting a possible treatment for skin conditions linked to androgens.

Antiandrogens have important biological effects, but more research is needed to understand them fully and compare their effectiveness and side effects to other treatments.

Spironolactone harms fish reproduction and is more potent in fish than invertebrates, needing environmental monitoring.

Short-term finasteride treatment may lower some cell death factors in prostate cancer cells.

African American men with prostate cancer have more androgen receptor mutations, which may lead to more aggressive cancer compared to Caucasian American men.

Testosterone significantly affects sexual desire in both men and women, but its impact on women is more complex and influenced by psychological factors.

Dutasteride and finasteride affect different cell types differently.